Renewable Energy Outlook and the Challenge on Investment in ASEAN during Covid-19 Pandemic

To help ASEAN in understanding the impact of Covid-19 on the energy sector, ACE has developed a series of Insight on the impact of Covid-19 on the energy sector. And to support ASEAN efforts towards greener recovery, ACE has also developed a series of analysis on RE investment for ASEAN countries.

This regional webinar will further examine:

• Strategies of post-COVID recovery and renewable energy outlook, based on IRENA Global Renewable Outlook and Post-COVID Recovery report.
• Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the renewable energy sector in ASEAN in the first half of 2020, based on Insight Series ASEAN vs. Covid-19: Renewables.
• Action plan to build, improve, boost, and scale up the investment climate for renewable energy in ASEAN countries, based on the ASEAN Policy Briefs on RE Investment Series.

Introductory Note

• Dr Nuki Agya Utama, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy
• E. Morten Høglund, Ambassador of Norway for ASEAN

Speakers

• Badariah Yosiyana, Programme Officer, South East Asia, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
• Dr Roman Vakulchuk, Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
• Dr Zulfikar Yurnaidi, Senior Officer of Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency (REE), ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)

Moderator: Nadhilah Shani, Modelling and Policy Planning (MPP) Technical Officer, ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)