ABSTRACT
Successful energy transitions can be a key determinant for developing countries to achieve economic and environmental goals at the same time. Although development projects in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world have shown the feasibility of renewables even in the remotest areas, they have done little to scale up results or lead to broader renewable energy deployment and acceptance in developing countries. Looking at two decentralized Southeast Asian countries, this book argues that understanding the complexity of political systems is a prerequisite for successful donor interventions. It raises two fundamental questions:
How do the complex governance structures, especially in the developing country’s electricity sector, affect renewable energy development and donor-driven interventions?
