Building the Partnership on Sustainable Development Goals
On 23 January 2020, Beni Suryadi, Manager of Policy Research and Analytics Programme of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), in his capacity as Programme Manager of the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) paid a courtesy visit to the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD), and met with Orawan Yafa, Executive Director of ACSDSD and her team.
Sharpening the Key Strategies of the ASEAN Energy Blueprint
At the side-line of the Special Senior Officials Meeting on Energy and Associated Meetings: Special SOME, 21-21 January 2020 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the representatives from all ASEAN Member States as well as the representatives from ASEAN Sub-sector Networks (SSN) and Specialised Energy Bodies (SEB) attended the 4th APAEC Drafting Committee (ADC) Meeting.
Intertwining Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
JASTIP (Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform) is a joint platform between ASEAN and Japan with the aim to promote collaborative research activities leading to sustainable development. Funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), JASTIP has four Working Programmes, which is composed of a headquarter for Partnership and Networking, and three joint laboratories: Energy and Environment (NSTDA, Thailand), Bioresources and Biodiversity (LIPI, Indonesia), and Disaster Prevention (MJIIT, Malaysia).
Kicking Off the In-House Lecture Series on Energy and Climate Change
ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) has conducted the first lecture on energy-climate related topics on 20 December 2019 at ACE. This knowledge sharing is an In-house lecture series that will be continued as a monthly activity. The lecture was attended by ACE staffs from all departments, including technical and non-technical staffs, supporting staffs and interns. The main purpose of this in-house lectures is to build the capacity of ACE on the knowledge of energy and climate change across different disciplinaries and departments.
ACCEPT in the Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2019
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has been invited by the Indonesia Clean Energy Forum & Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) to present the “State of Energy Transitions in ASEAN Countries” at the Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2019. Whereby, the dialogue was held in the Tribata Hotel, Jakarta from 13 to 14 November 2019, and was attended by ambassadors of Denmark and the United Kingdom, Indonesian Government senior officials, University researchers, International Organizations (IOs) and private companies.
Heading Towards the Final Stage of “The 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook”
The development of the 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook is now approaching the final stage. As per the plan, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) conducted country visit meetings to discuss the model that has been developed. The purpose of the meeting is to show the preliminary result of the AEO6 on Business as Usual (BAU) scenario and ASEAN Country Target Scenario (ATS).
Sharing Insights of Knowledge Transfer through the Academic-Industry Partnership in Accelerating the RE & Smart Grid Deployments in Southeast Asia
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has been invited to the 5 th ASEAN Smart Grid Congress
(ASGC), hosted by the Malaysian Photovoltaic Industry Association (MPIA) and the Faculty of Applied
Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, and co-organised by the School of Renewable Energy and
Smart Grid Technology (SGtech), Naresuan University, Thailand.
ASEAN Energy Blueprint from the Perspective of ASEAN Energy Leader
Jakarta – From June until October 2019, Dr. Hoyyen Chan, Senior Research Analyst of the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) was able to conduct an interview session to the APAEC Programme Areas Chairperson as well as the Senior Official on Energy (SOE) leader of each ASEAN Member States (AMS). The interview aimed to discuss the ASEAN energy leader’s perspective on ASEAN energy blueprint and cooperation under the ASEAN Plan of Action on Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2016-2025 and how climate change took into consideration of the process development and implementation in both issues.
