The newfound volatility in global energy markets has catalyzed the clean energy transition worldwide, but particularly in cash-strapped, import-dependent nations, of which there are many in Southeast Asia. But the rapidly developing region’s ageing and overburdened grids are ill prepared for a quick build-out of indigenous renewable energy capacity, threatening energy security and transition capabilities in the near term. But that renewable revolution is at risk of failure if Southeast Asian nations don’t expand and reinforce their energy grids as a matter of top priority. According to a recent report from Climate Home News, “inadequate grid capacity and maintenance is already proving a major factor in the region’s stuttering rollout of new clean energy projects.” As a result, a huge number of planned renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia have stalled out in recent years.