Tag: ASEAN
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Aurora Insights featured in the South China Morning Post
π£ Aurora Insights in the News π£ The South China Morning Post spoke to our operations director Carlos Pacheco on what the disrupted energy markets resulting from the Iran conflict means for ASEAN’s long-stalled power grid ambitions. His quotes: βThe Iran conflict is the tipping point, where the conversation has been transformed from operational energy…
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Data Centers in Southeast Asia: Go green, or go home
If data is the new oil, then data centers are the new oil rigs. Driven by the AI boom, the demand for data centers has surged exponentially. The trend is set to be on a clear upward trajectory – an April 2025 McKinsey report stated that the data centers industry will require US$7 trillion of…
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No Ass-Kissing, Please – US Tariffs in Asia
Asian countries respond to US tariffs with pragmatism, but also resolve. As expected, Asia is bearing the brunt of the sweeping US reciprocal tariffs. The Asian markets experienced a substantial net outflow of foreign investments for three consecutive weeks, amounting to USD$3.84 billion for the week ended April 18, 2025. Unsurprisingly, some countries in the…