Multiple web search results link the 'Iran war energy shock' to the revival or focus on ASEAN's power grid plans. One source explicitly states the Asean Power Grid was designed to address such vulnerabilities, and another mentions the global energy shock spurring atomic energy plans in the region.

Web search results confirm rising oil price forecasts due to geopolitical tensions related to the U.S.-Iran standoff. While Wikipedia provides general information on Southeast Asia and oil types, the combination of oil price surges and the context of energy crises (implied by the surrounding evidence) supports the claim of increased oil prices and energy market instability. The evidence is suggestive but does not independently confirm the restart of coal plants or the formation of fuel queues across multiple distinct sources.

Three independent web search results report that Thailand is restarting or pushing back the retirement of coal-fired units at the Mae Moh power plant to curb electricity costs, directly supporting the claim.

The evidence strongly suggests this reliance. Wikipedia entries link the '2026 Iran war' and the 'closure of the Strait of Hormuz' to a 'global fuel crisis' and 'largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,' implying a critical dependence on this strait for energy. The context provided by the web search results about the energy shock further supports the underlying premise of this dependency.