The seminar-workshop on energy efficient technologies in the Philippines’ industry was jointly organised by ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ), under the ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency Partnership (AJEEP) Programme Scheme 2. Hosted by the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE), the seminar-workshop took place in Manila, the Philippines, on 5 February 2016. This activity aims to enhance the promotion of energy efficiency & conservation (EE&C) by private sector through energy audits.  The event was also a platform for information sharing on EE&C policy, best practices, new efficient technologies, as well as cooperation between ASEAN Member States (AMS) and Japan.

Credit : ECCJ

Participants learned about the outlines and outcomes of the AJEEP programme, about Japan’s and the Philippines’ policies and measures on EE&C in the private sector, about best practices and success stories in buildings and the private sector in the Philippines. Previously on 1 February 2016, the AJEEP Scheme 2 in the Philippines provided the follow-up on the EE&C improvement of Marquee Mall in Angeles City. Then on 2-4 February 2016, ECCJ experts conducted an energy audit at Central Azucarera Don Pedro Inc., a sugar factory in Batangas. The activity consists of the following approaches: a) data collection; b) survey visit of the factory; c) analysis and exploration for energy conservation measures; and d) presentation of outcomes and recommendation for EE&C project realisation. The activity was participated by the factory’s management staff, its engineers as well as government officers, and facilitated by ECCJ experts. (AJ)