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How accelerating electrification could strengthen energy security in Southeast Asia
…For example, around 30% of energy consumed in Brunei Darussalam and Viet Nam is electricity, up from less than 20% in the mid-2000s. Some segments of the economy are also seeing rapid growth in electrification: in 2025, EV sales in the region more than doubled year-over-year and accounted for nearly 20% of all car sales – higher than the sales share in a number of advanced economies.Even so, there remains significant potential to further expand electrification across Southeast Asia’s industry, transport and buildings sectors – supporting more secure, affordable and sustainable energy systems across the region. Several of…
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Transport
Transport
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Energy Efficiency in China’s Buildings Sector
…progress in achieving them. Regulation for new buildings in China, such as building codes, is relatively strong. However, as the rate of construction is slowing, policy priorities are shifting towards retrofitting existing buildings. Here, the IEA estimates that through strong policy action and best-in-class technology, China could reduce energy consumption by up to 65% in buildings constructed between 1995 and 2010, representing energy savings of over 8 000 Petajoules.The report includes examples from across China and the world on leading regulatory instruments, financial incentives, and information-based tools that can drive energy efficiency in the buildings sector.
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How the Middle East war has upended oil markets
…energy and AI; the state of global energy policy; and more.
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Disruptions in oil markets mount, upending global outlook
As the impacts of the war in the Middle East continue to disrupt oil markets, our latest monthly Oil Market Report https://www.iea.org/reports/oil-market-report-april-2026 shows how the major supply shock is now weighing down global demand.
According to the report, global oil supply dropped by 10% in March to 97 million barrels per day amid attacks on energy…
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IEA-MEMR Workshop on opportunities in managing GHG emissions and mine waste in Indonesia’s critical minerals regulations
Background information This week, the IEA convened a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, focused on the management of greenhouse gas emissions and mine waste in Indonesia’s critical minerals regulations. Co-hosted with Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), the workshop explored opportunities and challenges in Indonesia, while sharing international best practices.The event brought together over 35 participants, including government officials from various directorates of MEMR (such as the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (MINERBA), the Centre for Mineral and Coal Testing (TekMIRA), and the Centre for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin)), the Ministry of Environment…
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EU4Energy
…countries.The Programme's aim is to improve energy data capabilities and enhance data collection and monitoring of the beneficiary countries. It also assists them in evidence-based energy policy design. The IEA is responsible for four components of the Programme, looking at energy data management and use, sustainable energy, energy security, and communication and visibility.In addition, the EU4Energy Programme provides technical assistance on legislative and regulatory frameworks and on key energy infrastructure investments to the countries of the Eastern Partnership, via the Energy Community Secretariat and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER). Country energy profiles Explore more…
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Clean Energy Technology Supply Chain Data
…an essential role to play. The availability of good-quality, timely data is crucial to gaining this understanding and to identifying and addressing supply chain vulnerabilities.This report is provided as an input to the discussions taking place as part of the Global Clean Power Alliance Supply Chains Mission – an initiative established by the Government of the United Kingdom to advance practical solutions to strengthen clean power supply chains. This report addresses the data component of this initiative and explores the challenges – and potential solutions – to the paucity of granular and timely data associated with clean energy technology supply chains.
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China’s Official Energy Finance in Emerging and Developing Economies
…linked to uneven availability of concessional or long-tenor finance.This report maps and analyses these changes through an energy sector-level dataset covering 2015 to 2024. It explores how China’s evolving financing model is reshaping instruments, institutions and regional allocation patterns, and also considers the strategic and practical implications for EMDE energy transitions.The analysis is complemented by case studies covering a range of technologies and financial structures – from large-scale renewables and electricity distribution to green industrial projects, waste-to-energy and upstream developments – which show how China’s official actors operate in practice across contrasting markets…
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Austria 2026
…Review was prepared in partnership between the Government of Austria and the IEA. It draws on the IEA’s extensive knowledge and the inputs of expert peers from IEA Member countries to assess Austria’s most pressing energy sector challenges and provide recommendations on how to address them, backed by international best practices. The report also highlights areas where Austria’s leadership can serve as an example in promoting secure and clean energy transitions. It also promotes the exchange of best practices among countries to foster learning, build consensus and strengthen political will for a sustainable and affordable energy future.
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The State of Energy Innovation 2025 Executive summary
Today’s energy technology landscape is highly dynamic. Innovations span a wide range of countries and technology areas, both emerging and established. These advances have implications for energy system planning and, ultimately, for the world economy. Whether incremental or disruptive, they are the products of government support, market expectations, finance, knowledge-sharing and accessible R&D and test facilities. It is testament to the efforts of energy innovators around the world that decision makers today can choose from a range of technology options to address strategic goals for all parts of the energy system. However, technological progress to tackle existing…
