{"id":19109,"date":"2026-07-13T14:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/?post_type=gsma_theme_resources&#038;p=19109"},"modified":"2026-09-09T04:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T03:53:29","slug":"renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-launching-september-2026\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launching September 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mobile network operators provide connectivity services that underpin Asia\u2019s economic growth. Many operators in Asia have set ambitious climate targets, but progress on reducing emissions has been limited due to challenges in accessing renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study evaluates policy and market contexts across 13 Asian countries to assess how regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms shape operators\u2019 ability to access renewable energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through deep-dives in Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand, the paper identifies sector-specific barriers and proposes innovative solutions and practical actions for policymakers, regulators, utilities, and mobile operators to enable scalable renewable energy procurement solutions to help decarbonise mobile networks across Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launching September 2026 Mobile network operators provide connectivity services that underpin Asia\u2019s economic growth. Many operators in Asia have set ambitious climate targets, but progress on reducing emissions has been limited due to challenges in accessing renewable energy. This study evaluates policy and market contexts across 13 Asian countries to assess how regulatory frameworks and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":19191,"template":"","meta":{"image":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/renewables_asia_440x190.jpg","json":{"gsma_resources_type":"Document","gsma_resources_thumb":"[19191]","gsma_resources_file":"null","gsma_resources_multi":null,"gsma_resources_wgr":null,"gsma_resources_video":"","gsma_resources_image":"null","gsma_resources_url":"","gsma_resources_date":"","gsma_resources_button":""}},"tags":[],"resource_categories":[3187,3565],"algolia_discover_type":[3512],"class_list":["post-19109","gsma_theme_resources","type-gsma_theme_resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource_categories-climate-action","resource_categories-renewable-energy","algolia_discover_type-documents-and-reports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.3 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia - External Affairs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms shape operators\u2019 ability to access renewable energy in Asia.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover how regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms shape operators\u2019 ability to access renewable energy in Asia.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"External Affairs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gsma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-09T03:53:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/renewables_asia_440x190.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"190\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GSMA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia - External Affairs","description":"Discover how regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms shape operators\u2019 ability to access renewable energy in Asia.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia","og_description":"Discover how regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms shape operators\u2019 ability to access renewable energy in Asia.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/","og_site_name":"External Affairs","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gsma\/","article_modified_time":"2026-09-09T03:53:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":440,"height":190,"url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/renewables_asia_440x190.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@GSMA","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/","name":"Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia - External Affairs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/renewables_asia_440x190.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-13T13:33:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-09T03:53:29+00:00","description":"Discover how regulatory frameworks and procurement mechanisms shape operators\u2019 ability to access renewable energy in Asia.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/renewables_asia_440x190.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/renewables_asia_440x190.jpg","width":440,"height":190,"caption":"A person sits on a winding paved path through lush green fields, with renewable wind turbines and mountains in the background under a blue sky."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/gsma_resources\/renewable-energy-for-mobile-networks-in-asia\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Renewable Energy for Mobile Networks in Asia"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/","name":"#BetterFuture","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"cats":[{"term_id":1242,"name":"AI for Impact","slug":"ai-for-impact","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1242,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":31,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3574,"name":"AI Policy","slug":"ai-policy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3574,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1242,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3572,"name":"AI Transformation","slug":"ai-transformation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3572,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1242,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3695,"name":"Circular Economy","slug":"circular-economy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3695,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3650,"name":"Climate Action","slug":"climate-action-expert-series","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3650,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3647,"count":11,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3187,"name":"Climate Action","slug":"climate-action","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3187,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":40,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3584,"name":"Connectivity &amp; Inclusion","slug":"connectivity-inclusion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3584,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3466,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3585,"name":"Data Privacy and Security","slug":"data-privacy-and-security","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3585,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3586,"name":"Data Privacy and Security","slug":"data-privacy-and-security-sustainability","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3586,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1241,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3571,"name":"Digital Enablement","slug":"digital-enablement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3571,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3579,"name":"Digital Inclusion","slug":"digital-inclusion","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3579,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1241,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3566,"name":"Energy Efficiency","slug":"energy-efficiency","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3566,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":10,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3575,"name":"ESG","slug":"esg","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3575,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1241,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3576,"name":"ESG Regulation","slug":"esg-regulation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3576,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1241,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3647,"name":"Expert Series","slug":"expert-series","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3647,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":36,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3658,"name":"Gender","slug":"gender-international-relations","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3658,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3466,"count":6,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3562,"name":"GSMA Capacity Building","slug":"gsma-capacity-building","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3562,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3568,"name":"Guidance","slug":"guidance","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3568,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":16,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3583,"name":"Handset Affordability","slug":"handset-affordability","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3583,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3466,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3466,"name":"International Relations","slug":"international-relations","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3466,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3581,"name":"Investment Gap","slug":"investment-gap","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3581,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3466,"count":0,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3563,"name":"Measuring and Reporting","slug":"measuring-and-reporting","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3563,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":22,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3570,"name":"Nature","slug":"nature","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3570,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3567,"name":"Policy and Advocacy","slug":"policy-and-advocacy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3567,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":7,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3565,"name":"Renewable Energy","slug":"renewable-energy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3565,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":13,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3648,"name":"Responsible AI","slug":"responsible-ai-expert-series","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3648,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3647,"count":21,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3573,"name":"Responsible AI","slug":"responsible-ai","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3573,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1242,"count":14,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3564,"name":"Supply Chain","slug":"supply-chain","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3564,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":18,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3578,"name":"Supply Chain Sustainability","slug":"supply-chain-sustainability","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3578,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1241,"count":3,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":1241,"name":"Sustainability","slug":"sustainability","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1241,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":0,"count":27,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3649,"name":"Sustainability","slug":"sustainability-expert-series","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3649,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3647,"count":10,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3577,"name":"Sustainable Development Goals","slug":"sustainable-development-goals","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3577,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":1241,"count":9,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3582,"name":"Tech Governance","slug":"tech-governance","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3582,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3466,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3569,"name":"Transition Plans","slug":"transition-plans","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3569,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3187,"count":4,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":3580,"name":"Usage Gap","slug":"usage-gap","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3580,"taxonomy":"resource_categories","description":"","parent":3466,"count":0,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources\/19109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/gsma_theme_resources"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources\/19109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19526,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gsma_theme_resources\/19109\/revisions\/19526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19109"},{"taxonomy":"resource_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_categories?post=19109"},{"taxonomy":"algolia_discover_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/external-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/algolia_discover_type?post=19109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}