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Nigeria wants solar to deliver returns, not just more megawatts

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Nigeria wants solar to deliver returns, not just more megawatts

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Southeast Asia’s next century will be built on bridges, not blocs

Southeast Asia’s growth story is often told through numbers. According to the ASEAN Statistical Highlights 2025, ASEAN had a population of 682.7 million and a nominal GDP of US$3.9 trillion in 2024. Its economy grew 4.8 per cent that year. These are significant numbers, but they do not fully explain the region’s opportunity.

Why Southeast Asia’s next climate unicorn might be built from farm waste

Biochar is easy to dismiss as a climate-tech curiosity. It shouldn’t be. Across Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia, it sits at the intersection of five problems regional governments already spend money on: agricultural waste management, seasonal haze, soil degradation, industrial wastewater, and rural income.

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