Southeast Asia’s energy demands are expected to increase by 60 percent in 2040 according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), with increasing electricity consumption driving up the demand for coal as well.Coal will constitute 40 percent of this growth, to cater to Southeast Asia’s demand for 565 gigawatts (GW) of electricity by 2040, as reported by the IEA.ASEAN has agreed that in order to ensure sustainable coal use in the region, clean coal technologies to curb the release of harmful c