ASEAN Commitment in Achieving Energy Efficiency Target by 2025
Bangkok, Thailand – The 23rd Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sub-Sector Network (EE&C-SSN) meeting was held at Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 to 26 April 2019; and attended by the EE&C-SSN focal points. During the meeting, the EE&C-SSN focal points discussed a coherent approach and strategy to meet the energy intensity reduction target of 25% by 2025 and addressed issues related to energy efficiency and conservation with regard to the ASEAN Plan of Action on Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2016-2025. Whereby the APAEC is an energy blueprint, which the impacts of the outcomes are focused on four dimensions – energy security, affordability, accessibility and sustainability.
Discourse of Coherent Policy Approach on Clean Coal Technology Towards the Development of ASEAN Energy Blueprint
Langkawi, Malaysia – The 17th ASEAN Forum on Coal (AFOC) was held at Langkawi, Malaysia from 2-4 April 2019, and attended by AFOC focal points from 7 ASEAN Member States (AMS) namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand as well as representatives of ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), JCOAL and World Coal Association (WCA).
Shaping the New Directives on Developing Energy Outlook Scenarios
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The 2nd workshop on the development of the 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO6) was held in March 2019. The workshop mainly discussed the scenarios that need to be developed in order to establish the ASEAN future energy trend. Several International Organizations (IOs) have participated in this workshop to support the development of AEO6 scenarios.
A Crucial Step in Forecasting Future Energy Trends in Southeast Asia
The 1st Working Meeting of the 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO) was held at Jogjakarta, Indonesia from 11th to 15th February 2019. This workshop attended by Energy Data/Statistics Expert of 8 AMS: Brunei D, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, to verify and complete the dataset for the AEO6 modelling, which contains energy, power, and socio-economic data. The development of the AEO reflects the relevance of ACE’s effort to fulfil its function as a regional centre of excellence that builds a coherent, coordinated, focused and robust energy policy agenda and strategy among ASEAN Member States (AMS). It is expected to be launched at the 38th ASEAN Ministry of Energy Meeting (AMEM) in September 2020 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Coherent Policy Approach: A Tool to Develop the Next ASEAN Energy Blueprint
Singapore – ASEAN Member States (AMS) representatives from Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities, ASEAN Council on Petroleum, ASEAN Forum on Coal, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sub-sector Network, Renewable Energy Sub-sector Network, Regional Energy Policy and Planning Sub-sector Network and Nuclear Energy Cooperation Sub-sector Network gathered in Singapore on 21 January 2019 for the first APAEC Drafting Committee (ADC) Meeting.
