About ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
About ACE
The Centre fosters economic growth in the ASEAN region through multilateral energy collaborations. ACE enhances regional energy strategies with information and expertise, aligning policies with economic growth and environmental goals. It unifies ASEAN Energy Cooperation via knowledge sharing, policy advice, and capacity building. ACE offers a knowledge hub for ASEAN members through data management and supports members with research and innovative solutions.
Structure and Governance
About ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025, making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
Learn MoreWe connect, inform, and empower ASEAN's energy community. Through regional cooperation, knowledge exchange, and evidence-based insights, ACE drives progress toward a secure, sustainable, and integrated energy future for all, fulfilling its three (3) key roles as:
Catalyst
To advance ASEAN energy goals by unifying and strengthening ASEAN energy cooperation and integration.
Knowledge Hub
To function as an energy data and knowledge hub by providing a knowledge repository and related services.
Think Tank
To serve as an ASEAN energy think tank by assisting with research and practical solutions for the Member States.
A high-performing institution which builds a coherent, coordinated, focused and robust energy policy agenda and strategy for ASEAN
Vision
The Centre is a catalyst for the economic growth and integration of the ASEAN region by initiating and facilitating multilateral collaborations and joint and collective activities on energy.
Mission
We commit to ensuring that our internal culture reflects the values of inclusivity and equity that we promote across ASEAN. As an organisation entrusted with advancing ASEAN’s energy cooperation towards a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition, we recognise that these principles must be reflected in how we work, how we collaborate, and how we engage across the region.
The ACE Inclusivity Pledge captures this shared commitment and guides our efforts to strengthen inclusivity, equity, and GEDSI in our workplace and professional conduct.
Secretariats
Specialised Energy Bodies (SEB) & Sub-Sector Networks (SSN)
SEBs & SSNs develop and implement the work programmes and activities under the seven (7) APAEC Programme Areas, providing technical recommendations to SOME and AMEM in their areas of specialisation an...
ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA) Secretariat
The agreement was signed on 1 March 2009 in Cha-Am, Thailand, and has been renewed in 17 October 2025 at the 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in complementing o...
ASEAN Power Grid Financing Facility (APGF) Secretariat
The APGF is a new regional financing mechanism designed for all Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), public and private investments, in transmission infrastructure and interconnection projects, whic...