Southeast Asia's energy majors pivot sharply to green power

Renewables tapped to feed region's steep rise in power demand

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PT Pertamina Geothermal Energi workers rotate a valve at Karaha geothermal well in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian nation's geothermal potential is second in the world only to the U.S.  © Reuters

YOHEI MURAMATSU, JUN SUZUKI and YUJI OHIRA, Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK/JAKARTA/TOKYO -- Southeast Asian energy companies, long dependent on fossil fuels, are rapidly turning to renewable energy to answer the mounting demand for electricity in the fast-developing region.

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