Developments in the energy sector

Though a few developing ESCAP countries including Afghanistan, Brunei, Burma, China, Indonesia, Iran and Malaysia are comparatively self-sufficient in their primary energy requirements, for the developing ESCAP region as a whole commercial imports of petroleum products continue to provide about three quarters of commercial energy supplies. The modern and modernizing sectors in the region are particularly dependent on petroleum imports. If these sectors are to continue to progress satisfactorily, their overwhelming reliance on imported petroleum must be reduced.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities