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Rising energy demands due to rapid industrialization,
combined with soaring oil prices and worrying levels
of pollution leave many Asian countries but one choice:
diversify their energy sources.The region is increasingly
turning to renewable energy.
And even the countries which are investing in nuclear
power (China, India, South Korea) promote also renewable
energy options. Eric Martinot (Qinghua University
Beijing) says that China is the world's leading investor
in renewable energy. China's target is to have renewable
sources produce 10 percent of its power by 2010 -
not counting large hydropower projects such as the
Three Gorges Dam. In comparison, by 2010, less three
percent of China's electricity will come from nuclear
power. India plans to create 10 percent of its power
supply through renewable energy by 2012. Thailand,
Malaysia and the Philippines also have ambitious policy
targets for renewable sources.
The Philippines uses sugar cane waste to produce
power. More than 30 million Chinese get their hot
water from solar heaters. And India is Asia's
leading user of wind energy.
Martinot says there is a growing belief in the investment
community that renewable energy is a serious business
opportunity. Multilateral lending agencies such as
the Asian Development Bank as well as a number of
donor countries like Germany and Japan are injecting
increasing amounts of money into renewable energy
in Asia.
Renewable energy is especially beneficial for those
living in Asia's rural areas, where many people are
not connected to the power-grid. In China, biogas
for rural home lighting and cooking - produced in
small plants - is widespread, while the Philippines
has solar community battery charging stations.
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