The waste – to – energy market in Southeast Asia is booming, with great potential. Countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines have all formulated relevant plans and achieved certain development results. The following is a detailed introduction:
- **Indonesia**: As the largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia has remarkable market potential. According to the plan, by 2030, the investment market scale of waste – to – energy in Indonesia will reach 78.3 billion yuan, and the operation space will be 11 billion yuan. The Indonesian government has strong policy support. The 18th presidential decree in 2016 and the 35th presidential decree in 2018 clearly defined the construction plans of 12 key cities, established a stable business model and pricing mechanism, and adopted a “double – subsidy” model. The local government pays a waste treatment fee (up to about $35 per ton), and the central government provides an equal amount of supporting funds. In addition, there is a clear feed – in tariff policy (the electricity price of projects with a capacity ≤ 20MW is 13.35 cents per kilowatt – hour).
- **Thailand**: Thailand has set an ambitious goal of 900MW of installed capacity by 2037 and has established a feed – in tariff system including fixed electricity price, variable electricity price, and premium. The comprehensive electricity price of projects below 10MW can reach 1.24 yuan per kilowatt – hour. In 2024, China Power Engineering Consulting Group Hunan Co., Ltd. signed an EPC project for a Thai waste – to – energy project, which will build a waste – to – energy project with a treatment capacity of 400 tons per day. In the same year, Wangneng Environmental Protection signed two waste – to – energy projects, SPNS and SPNK, with a treatment scale of 500 tons per day and an installed capacity of 9.9MW each.
- **Malaysia**: Malaysia plans to build 18 waste – to – energy plants by 2040. Its biomass power generation price mechanism is attractive. The fixed electricity price of 10MW projects in 2025 is 0.50 yuan per kilowatt – hour, plus a maximum incentive electricity price of 0.13 yuan per kilowatt – hour. It is planned to build six waste – to – energy projects nationwide by 2025 and achieve the goal of having a waste – to – energy plant in each state by 2035.
- **Vietnam**: Vietnam plans to reduce the waste land – filling proportion to 10% by 2030, which will create a large number of alternative demands. Although the recent adjustment of the electricity price policy has brought uncertainty, the government has provided policy support such as low – interest loans, tax incentives, land rent exemption, and import liability exemption for waste – to – energy projects. In 2024, China Haisum signed a strategic cooperation agreement on waste – to – energy with Vietnam. Kangheng Environment signed the Ningping domestic waste incineration power generation project and the Ho Chi Minh City Sinh Nghia domestic waste incineration power generation project, with treatment scales of 500 tons per day and 2600 tons per day respectively, both planned to be put into operation in 2026. -
**Philippines**: The Philippines has a certain foundation in the waste – to – energy field. In 2022, the country ‘s Department of Energy issued a circular proposing to promote the development of biomass waste – to – energy facilities. At present, 13 waste – to – energy projects in the Philippines have been registered with the Department of Energy, 6 of which have been put into operation, and 7 are under construction.
Post time: Sep-28-2025