Singapore banks move to end Southeast Asia's coal addiction

DBS and OCBC plan to quit coal power financing

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Coal is still the cheapest power source for most Southeast Asian nations, with power generation by coal expected to double by 2030. (Getty Images)

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- A push to end Southeast Asia's addiction to fossil fuels is gathering pace after the region's two biggest banks said they would stop funding coal-fired power plants.

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