Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has framed LNG as a cheap, reliable "bridge fuel" to help countries reduce coal consumption and transition to cleaner renewable energy.

For many project developers and countries in emerging Asia, however, LNG is a bridge that may never be built, according to the latest report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Emerging Asia is widely anticipated to be one of the largest growth markets for global LNG demand, but a granular project-by-project and country-level analysis by IEEFA of seven emerging Asian markets reveals that only a small fraction of LNG related infrastructure proposals will be viable. According to a statement.

The analysis finds ...