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The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) Announces Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood, Former CEO of the Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga) of Malaysia, as Its New Executive Director

03 February 2025

Jakarta, 3 February 2025 – The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has officially named Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood as the new Executive Director. He assumed the position effective from today, 1 February 2025. 

Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood started his early career with Tenaga Nasional Berhad Engineers Sdn. Bhd., and has more than 30 years of professional experience, having worked for both Malaysian and Australian national power utilities, independent power producers, Transmission Network Service Provider (TNSP), government regulator, and as a consultant for renewable energy. During his career highlights, he had held many roles such as a construction engineer, project manager, technical advisor, systems planning engineer and a power system study specialist.

From 2012 to 2017, he led Electricity Market Operations at the Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga), Malaysia, before serving as CEO of Malaysia Nuclear Power Cooperation in 2017-2018. He later became the COO of the Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga) in 2018, Acting CEO in 2019, and was officially appointed as CEO in August 2019. Beyond Malaysia, Dato’ Abdul Razib has also assumed key roles in Australia’s energy sector, particularly at ElectraNet Pty Ltd and Senergy Econnect Australia Pty Ltd. 

“I am honoured to take on the role of Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy. ASEAN, with its rapid economic development and rising energy demand, faces both unprecedented opportunities and energy challenges. I am committed to advancing the region’s efforts in creating an inclusive and sustainable energy future. By strengthening regional cooperation, fostering innovation, and supporting capacity-building initiatives, we can accelerate the transition to clean energy and ensure energy security for all ASEAN Member States,” Dato’ Razib said.   

His expertise and knowledge will guide ACE in driving regional collaboration, policy development, and capacity-building efforts to support ASEAN’s journey in advancing energy security, accessibility, affordability, and sustainability in the region.  

On this leadership transition, Beni Suryadi, Former Acting Executive Director of ACE, remarked, “It is with great pleasure I pass on this leadership role to Dato’ Ir. Ts. Abdul Razib Bin Dawood. His vast experience and commitment to sustainable energy will be invaluable to ACE and advancing our mission in supporting ASEAN’s energy transition. Together with our ACE colleagues, we will embark on this new chapter of advancing ASEAN’s energy goals and ensure a more inclusive and sustainable future for the region moving forward.” 

With the appointment of Dato Razib as the new Executive Director, ACE is poised to further strengthen its roles as a catalyst, knowledge hub, and think tank to drive ASEAN’s energy cooperation in 2025 and onwards.  

 

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About the ASEAN Centre for Energy 

Established on 1 January 1999, the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector. ACE supports the implementation of the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC), a blueprint for better collaboration towards upgrading energy. The Centre is guided by a Governing Council composed of Senior Officials on Energy from each AMS and a representative from the ASEAN Secretariat as an ex-officio member.  

The three key roles of the ACE: 

  • As a catalyst to unify and strengthen ASEAN energy cooperation and integration by implementing relevant capacity building programmes and projects to assist the AMS develop their energy sector. 
  • As the ASEAN energy data centre and knowledge hub to provide a knowledge repository for the AMS. 
  • As an ASEAN energy think tank to assist the AMS by identifying and surfacing innovative solutions for ASEAN’s energy challenges on policies, legal & regulatory frameworks and technologies. 

For further information, please contact: 

Communications team at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE): [email protected] 

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