Best practices for scaling energy efficiency with energy service companies: Opportunities for ASEAN

 

Agenda

09:00 – 10:30 am (CET) / 15:00-16:30 (Jakarta Time) 

M.C. – Rosa Garcia, Energy Efficiency and Cooling Specialist, SEforALL 

9:00-9:05 am

Welcome and opening remarks by ASEAN Centre of Energy and SEforALL 

09:05-09:20 am

Bridging Southeast Asia’s USD 0.9 trillion Energy Efficiency Capital Gap through 2040 (Removing ESCO market barriers across Southeast Asia) 

Alexander Ablaza, founding convenor and co-chair, Asia-Pacific ESCO Industry Alliance (APEIA) 

09:20-10:00 am

Learnings from the field moderated by Septia Buntara, Manager of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department of ASEAN Centre of Energy  

  • Key learnings from the Global ESCO Network 
    Dr. Søren Lütken, chair of Global ESCO Network  

  • Observations from Malaysia's ESCO market in the public sector 
    Zulkifli Zahari, president of Malaysia Association of Energy Service Companies MAESCO  

  • China's regulation of energy-intensive industry and the role of ESCOs 
    Dr. Xianli Zhu, Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency 

  • Revitalizing the ESCO Market in Japan, NDC perspectives 
    Tetsuya Maekawa, Vice President of Japan Association of Energy Service Companies (JAESCO) 

  • Thailand’s strategy in promoting ESCO to scaling-up the energy efficiency projects
    Wisaruth Meathasith, Energy Regulation and Conservation Division, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Thailand

10:00-10:25 am

Discussion – What can fit the ASEAN context?  
Moderated by Søren Lütken (Global ESCO Network) 

  • Jiwan Acharya, ADB

  • Cornelia Schenk, IEA 

10:25-10:30 am

Wrap-up and closing remarks by Alvin Jose, SEforALL 

Expert Working Group on Sustainable Energy in Asia and the Pacific region discussed the road to the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy

Programme

UN-Energy

Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2021


The relevance of energy efficiency for Asia and the Pacific Region
Friday, 18 June 2021

Session 1: Understanding the relevance and financing of energy efficiency in buildings and industry

  • Green Bonds for Financing Green Buildings in ASEAN, Dina Azhgaliyeva, Research fellow, ADBI
  • ASEAN Energy Efficiency Low Carbon Energy Programme (LCEP), William Hudson, Carbon Trust - Head of South East Asia
  • Meaningful Youth Engagement (MYE) for Energy Efficiency, Swithun Rumble, Youth Project Designer/Consultant, ADB
  • Moderator: Clotilde Rossi di Schio, SEforALL

Session 2: Three Percent Club, international partnerships and governments to set ambitious goals in energy efficiency to achieve SDG7

  • Mr. Sardar Mohazzam (Managing DirectorNational Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (NEECA), Ministry of Energy, Pakistan)
  • Green building rating program in Singapore, Ms. Yvonne Soh, Executive Director, Singapore Green Building Council
  • Viet Nam’s overview of energy efficiency, current energy consumption, and energy-saving potential for industry, Mr. Hoang Van Tam, Deputy Head,
  • Climate Change and Green Growth Office, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam
  • Moderator: Linda Arthur, ADBI