Temperatures in parts of the region breached 40 Celsius in late April, causing widespread infrastructure damage and power outages.
Temperatures in parts of the region breached 40 Celsius in late April, earlier than usual, causing widespread infrastructure damage and power outages.
Improving reliability of the grid would involve expensive upgrades. Transmission and distribution network improvements alone are likely to cost at least $2 trillion over the next decade in the Asia-Pacific region, consultancy Wood Mackenzie predicted this month. Power from solar and wind is harder to forecast and control as it varies by local weather conditions, and cannot be ramped up or down in response to sudden demand spurts or dips - unlike with hydro and gas.
The share of renewables including hydro in Asia's power mix is set to double from 2011 levels to 28% this year, Wood Mackenzie predicts. Much of that growth has come from wind and solar, which combined will account for 14% of the total, from 1% in 2011. "Many of these renewable plants are not actually able to comply with such requirements," the official said.
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