Photo 1. Group photo of the participants of the Educational Course on Energy Statistics at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE).
ASEAN Member States (AMS) and the Russian Federation came together in Moscow on 14-18 September 2026 for the five-day Educational Course on Energy Statistics, “Energy Statistics: New Opportunities for Data Management”, under the ASEAN-Russia Capacity Building in Energy Statistics (AR-CBES) project. Energy planning relies on structured and reliable data that accurately captures national energy production, transformation, trade, and consumption, and robust energy statistics form the foundation for energy modelling, electricity planning, policy evaluation, and long-term decarbonisation strategies. Building on the ASEAN-Russia Workshop held in Jakarta on 6-7 April 2026, the course moved the project from assessing the approaches of AMS to energy data collection and processing towards hands-on capacity building, with the aim of harmonising approaches to energy statistics, enhancing the quality and comparability of data across the region, and strengthening the ASEAN Energy Database System (AEDS).
Organised by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the Russian Energy Agency (REA), and funded by the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund, the course was hosted by Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE). It brought together 16 participants (10 men and 6 women) from eight ASEAN Member States (AMS), primarily analysts and energy statisticians from energy ministries and relevant government agencies, as well as seven ACE staff members. In addition, five participants from Myanmar and Timor-Leste joined the course online.
The course comprised 34 academic hours of lectures, practical work, independent study, and a final assessment. It covered international standards, the preparation of fuel and energy balances, methodologies for developing indicator systems, and econometric models for forecasting and assessing seasonal fluctuations. The activity is aligned with the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2026–2030, particularly Programme Area No. 6 on Regional Energy Policy and Planning (REPP), under Outcome-Based Strategy 1, which aims to advance the profile of ASEAN’s energy sector internationally. It supports Action Plan 1.1 on strengthening energy data and statistical capacity, Action Plan 1.2 on strengthening AEDS as a trusted regional platform, and Action Plan 1.3 on the regular production of energy statistics, outlooks, and analytical publications.
Photo 2. Associate Professor Kopeykina Olga Valeryevna , Department of Statistics, PRUE, delivering lectures on Day 1.
The first day focused on international standards and energy balances. Associate Professor Vakhrameeva Marina Veniaminovna opened the programme with a session entitled “Energy Statistics at the International Integration Level as an Integral Part of Official Statistics”, introducing the subject, methodology, and key tasks of energy statistics and positioning energy data within the broader system of official statistics. Associate Professor Kopeykina Olga Valeryevna then presented on energy balances, followed by a practical session in which participants applied the methodology and calculations used to prepare fuel and energy balances.
On the second day, the course focused on indicator systems and interrelationship models. Associate Professor Lebedinskaya Olga Guryevna presented the system of indicators used to assess energy statistics, while Associate Professor Ryazanova Alexandra Andreyevna delivered a lecture on models of interrelationships among energy statistics indicators. During the afternoon practical session, participants applied these models to examine the relationships between key indicators, supporting more consistent analysis across national datasets.
Photo 3. Associate Professor Popova Galina Lvovna, Department of Statistics, PRUE, delivering lectures on Day 3.
The third day addressed structural analysis, trends, and seasonality. Associate Professor Lebedinskaya Olga Guryevna returned to present methods for assessing the structure of energy statistics indicators. Associate Professor Popova Galina Lvovna then delivered a lecture on modelling trends and seasonality in changes in energy statistics indicators, followed by a practical session in which participants applied trend and seasonality models to relevant datasets.
Photo 4. Professor Sadovnikova Natalia Alekseevna, Head of the Department of Statistics, PRUE, delivering sessions on Day 4.
The fourth day focused on forecasting and verification. Professor Sadovnikova Natalia Alekseevna, Head of the Department of Statistics at PRUE, delivered a lecture on forecasting energy statistics indicators using univariate time series. Associate Professor Telyuk Maxim Sergeyevich then led a practical session on verifying research results related to energy statistics indicators, reinforcing the quality checks required before data are used for analysis and policymaking.
Photo 5. Round table discussion moderated by Kachan Mikhail Valeryevich, Deputy Head of the Directorate of Information Modelling in the Energy Complex, REA.
The day concluded with a round table discussion on the outcomes of the training, moderated by Kachan Mikhail Valeryevich, Deputy Head of the Directorate of Information Modelling in the Energy Complex, REA of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. Participants reflected on the key lessons from the course, exchanged national experiences in energy data collection and processing, and discussed the preliminary findings of the ASEAN-Russia joint study, as well as opportunities to strengthen energy statistics and data management practices.
The discussion focused on recommendations for harmonising energy statistics across the region, including statistical methodologies, classification systems, indicator frameworks, and energy balance compilation in line with international standards. Key recommendations included adopting a unified energy product classification, centralising the management of classifiers and indicator systems at the ASEAN level, and standardising energy balance structures to support AMS in progressing towards the maturity tiers. Participants also discussed a proposed unified platform to support the joint development of harmonised, multi-level energy balances, improve data quality, and reduce the data preparation burden on AMS.
Photo 6. Mr Kulapin Alexey Ivanovich, General Director, REA (top left); Mr Lobanov Ivan Vasilyevich, Rector, PRUE (top right); Mr Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lyamin, Deputy Director, Department of Asian and Pacific Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (bottom left); and Dr Zulfikar Yurnaidi, Manager of MPP Department, ACE (bottom right), delivering closing remarks on Day 5.
Photo 7. Final assessment, closing session, and certificate awarding ceremony on Day 5.
On the final day, participants completed the final course assessment before the closing session. Closing remarks were delivered by Mr Kulapin Alexey Ivanovich, General Director of REA; Mr Lobanov Ivan Vasilyevich, Rector of PRUE; Mr Andrey Vyacheslavovich Lyamin, Deputy Director of the Department of Asian and Pacific Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; and Dr Zulfikar Yurnaidi, Manager of the Energy Modelling and Policy Planning (MPP) Department, ACE. The speakers expressed their appreciation to all participants for their active engagement and reaffirmed their commitment to continued cooperation between ASEAN and the Russian Federation in the field of energy statistics. The course concluded with a certificate award ceremony recognising participants who successfully completed the programme, marking a further step towards more harmonised, reliable, and comparable energy statistics, while strengthening AEDS and supporting the implementation of APAEC 2026–2030.
Photo 8. Participants during the cultural site visit to the Atom Nuclear Science and Technology Museum at VDNKh and Red Square, Moscow.
Participants also had the opportunity to explore Moscow through a cultural site visit to the Atom Nuclear Science and Technology Museum at VDNKh, as well as Red Square and the Moscow Kremlin.
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