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Southeast Asia's transition to renewable energy is accelerating, with Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam setting ambitious solar targets. This growth presents a significant opportunity for jobcreation-but also exposes a critical challenge: ensuring that the workforce can keep pace withthe scale, speed, and complexity of solar deployment.

To address this pressing need, the following reports offer a focused analysis of the solar workforce landscape across these key Southeast Asian markets. They examine the skills gaps, training demands, and policy priorities essential to building a robust talent pipeline—helping ensure that the region’s renewable energy targets are matched by a workforce ready to deliver them.

Solar Workforce Outlook in Asia:
Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietname Regional Report

With the world gradually shifting towards a green economy, the demand for renewable energy (RE) is projected to increase significantly. Country targets set in the ASEAN Action Plan for Energy Cooperation Phase II: 2021–2025, aimed at a 23% RE share in Total Primary Energy Supply and 35% in installed capacity by 2025. 2 This ambitious plan in the region calls for more investments in grid and manpower infrastructure.
Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines are all proactively positioning themselves in this space. All three countries have made international commitments on environmental sustainability and decarbonization. They have clearly articulated national policies supporting the transition to renewable energy, including solar power. The solar industry in these countries is growing and increasingly vocal about its human resource needs.
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Solar Workforce Outlook in Asia:
Malaysia Regional Report

Malaysia is rapidly positioning itself as a regional leader in renewable energy, with solar power playing a central role in its transition strategy. Under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), the country has set ambitious targets, including achieving approximately 59 GW of solar capacity and 70% renewable energy share of installed capacity by 2050. Achieving these milestones requires capital investment and the adoption of technology. To realize this goal, it is also essential to develop a sufficiently skilled and certified workforce that is distributed across the country. This report provides a comprehensive overview of Malaysia’s solar energy sector while mapping the current status of the workforce, identifying key challenges, and outlining opportunities to align skills development with national ambitions.
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Solar Workforce Outlook in Asia:
Vietname Regional Report

Vietnam’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, as articulated in the revised Power Development Plan VIII (revised PDP8) and the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), is driving the rapid expansion of solar energy. This transition presents significant opportunities while also posing urgent challenges for workforce development.
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Solar Workforce Outlook in Asia:
Philippines Regional Report

The Philippines stands at a critical point in its transition to renewable energy. With ambitious solar capacity targets and increasing investments, the demand for a skilled solar workforce is rising rapidly. However, while the opportunity is clear, the systems needed to develop and sustain this workforce are still evolving.
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