97. Agenda
• Regional Overview
• Renewable Energy Demand
• What Do They (SE Asia) Have?
• What Do We (Minnesota) Have?
• Partnership Opportunities
98. Regional Overview
Singapore Vietnam
• Demographics • Demographics
– Population ~5 Million – Population ~88.5 Million
– Median age 39 – Median age 27.4
– GDP $91.76 Billion
– GDP $163 Billion
– 28% Urban
– 100% Urban
– $2900 per capita GDP
– $50,300 per capita GDP
• Well‐Managed Infrastructure • Fragile Electrical Grid
• No Natural Resources • Oil & Gas Resources
• Electricity Use: 38 B kWh • Electricity Use: 74.5 B kWh
– Per Capita: 846 kWh
– Per Capita: 7600 kWh
99. Renewable Energy Demand
• Services
• Efficiency
• Security
• External Threats
• Public Safety
• Stability
• Reliable and Available
• Increased capacity
• Self‐Sufficiency
• Energy Independence
100. Renewable Energy Demand
Singapore Vietnam
Services High Demand Low Demand
Energy demand increasing faster than
capacity. Efficiency products and services,
Efficient transmission, and Carbon trading
Security Low Demand Low Demand
Small gains in products to support High‐ High need but low priority.
tech industry
Stability Medium Demand Medium‐High Demand
Increased capacity for high tech and Storage Transmission, Infrastructure, New
manufacturing industries Generation, Stable Grid
Self‐Sufficiency High High
Services and products to reduce Large and Small generation; small off‐grid for
dependency on neighbors. Storage! rural. Renewables provide independence and
flexibility