In Southeast Asia, energy experts say inadequate grid capacity and maintenance is already proving a major factor in the region’s stuttering rollout of new clean energy projects. Some renewable energy projects have also faced opposition due to their environmental impact and issues related to land rights. “Every delay in renewable energy deployment extends dependence on fossil fuels and pushes net zero targets further out of reach,” he said. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, several domestic and international renewable energy developers, and the Indonesia Renewable Society, did not respond to requests for comment. “The risk is that new demand is met through high-emitting electricity if clean power and clean grid investment do not keep pace.”