ASEAN Centre for Energy

2019 Annual Report One Community

for Sustainable
Energy
Prepared by:
ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation
(APAEC) Department

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Table of Content
02 List of Abbreviations
04 Message from the Chairman
05 Message from the Executive Director
06 ACE Governing Council
08 ACE Advisory Panel
11 ACE Management and Staff
13 ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC)
23 ASEAN German Energy Programme (AGEP)
31 Policy, Research, and Analytics (PRA) 01
40 Highlights from the ASEAN Member States
45 ACE Visibility
55 ACE Administrative and Financial Department
 List of Abbreviations
A ACCEPT : ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project
ACE : ASEAN Centre for Energy
ACE GC : ASEAN Centre for Energy Governing Council
ACPFMEE : ASEAN Cooperative Project on Financing Mechanism Design for EE Projects
Implementation
AEA : ASEAN Energy Awards
AEBF : ASEAN Energy Business Forum
AEC : ASEAN Economic Community
AEDS : ASEAN Energy Database System
AEMAS : ASEAN Energy Management Scheme
AERN : ASEAN Energy Regulatory Network
AFOC : ASEAN Forum on Coal
AGEP : ASEAN-German Energy Programme
a.i. : Ad interim
AIMS : ASEAN Interconnection Master Plan Study
AJEEP : ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency Partnership
AMEM : ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting
AMEM+3 : ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting plus China, Japan, South Korea
AMS : ASEAN Member States
APAEC : ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation
APG : ASEAN Power Grid
APGCC : ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee
ASCOPE : ASEAN Council on Petroleum
ASEAN : Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEAN-SHINE : ASEAN Standard Harmonisation Initiative for Energy Efficiency
ASEAN+3 : ASEAN plus China, Japan, South Korea

B BMZ : Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung

(German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
02 BoJ : Board of Judges

C CCT : Clean Coal Technology

CEFIA : Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN
CEM : Certified Energy Manager
CETERI : China Energy Technology and Economics Research Institute
CNE : Civilian Nuclear Energy
CREEI : China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute
D DPs : Dialogue Partners

E ECCJ : Energy Conservation Center Japan

ECAP : Energy Conservation Workshop under AJEEP
ED : Executive Director
EE : Energy Efficiency
EEC : Energy Efficiency & Conservation
EE&C-SSN : Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sub-sector Network
EI : Energy Intensity
EMGS : Energy Management Gold Standard
EMTIPS : Energy Market Transformation with Information Provision Scheme
ENPAP : Energy Efficiency Practitioners Association of the Philippines
ERIA : The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
EU : European Union
EVN : Vietnam Electricity

F FGD : Focus Group Discussion

FiT : Feed-in-Tariff

G GBC : Green Building Code

GCCSI : Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
GCF : Green Climate Fund
GE : General Electric
GIZ : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
H HAPUA : Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities

I IAEA : International Atomic Energy Agency

ICT : Information, Communication and Technology
IEA : International Energy Agency
IEEJ : Institute of Energy Economics Japan
List of Abbreviations
IISS : International Institute of Strategic Studies
IOs : International Organisations
Ir. : Engineer
ISO : International Organization for Standardization
IT : Information Technology
IRENA : International Renewable Energy Agency

J JAIF : Japan-ASEAN Integration Funding

JCOAL : Japan Coal Energy Centre
JOGMEC : Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

K KEA : Korea Energy Agency

KEEI : Korea Energy Economics Institute

L LCOE : Levelised Cost of Electricity

LNG : Liquefied Natural Gas

M MESTECC : Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change

MIT : Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MoU : Memorandum of Understanding
MRA : Mutual Recognition Arrangement
MTR : Mid-Term Review
MW : Megawatt
MWp : Megawatt-Peak
MYR : Malaysian Ringgit

N NDC : Nationally Determined Contribution

NEC-SSN : Nuclear Energy Sub-Sector Network
NREL : National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NRPAS : Nuclear and Radiological Programme Administrative Support
OBS : Outcome-Based Strategies
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O ODA : Official Development Assistances
Op-Ed : Opinion Editorial
OSRM : Oil Stockpiling Roadmap
P PDR : People’s Democratic Republic
PLN : Perusahaan Listrik Negara (State Electricity Corporation, Indonesia)
PRA : Policy Research & Analytics
PV : Photovoltaics

R RE : Renewable Energy
REPP : Regional Energy Policy and Planning
REPPSN : Regional Energy Policy and Planning Sub Sector Network
R&D : Research and Development
RE-SSN : Renewable Energy Sub-sector Network

S SARE : Supply Agreement for Renewable Energy

SEB : Specialised Energy Body
SIEW : Singapore International Energy Week
SOME : Senior Officials Meeting on Energy
SOE : Senior Officials on Energy
SSNs : Sub-Sector Networks

T TAGP : Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline

TNB : Tenaga Nasional Berhad

U UKM : Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

U.S : United States (of America)
USD : United States Dollar
USAID : The United States Agency for International Development
VRE : Variable Renewable Energy
WESM : Wholesale Electricity Spot Market

W WCA : World Coal Association

Z ZEB : Zero Energy Building

 Message from the
Chairman
Dear All,

The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has come a long way since its establishment in 1999. As
we celebrated ACE’s 20th anniversary in 2019, we are proud that the organisation has developed
into a regional energy think tank and knowledge hub for ASEAN, playing an important role in
advancing energy cooperation for the region. We are also delighted to welcome Dr Nuki Agya
Utama as the new Executive Director to lead ACE in its next phase of development towards a
regional centre of excellence.

In 2019, ACE made key contributions in implementing the ASEAN Plan of Action on Energy
Cooperation (APAEC). These included developing the guidelines to integrate Energy Efficiency
Standards into the ASEAN Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mutual Recognition Agreement,
mapping of the region’s Research and Development on Renewable Energy, and signing the
Memorandum of Understanding with the National Science and Technology Development Agency
of Indonesia to advance sustainable energy development. I also congratulate ACE on the launch
of comprehensive reports and studies on the region’s evolving energy landscape.

I would like to express my deep appreciation to all the ACE Governing Council Members for their
strong support of ACE. I would also like to commend the generous support and technical advice
04 from ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners and International Organisations. As we finalise the development
of the APAEC Phase II: 2021-2025, I believe ACE will continue to collaborate with all our
stakeholders to map out the region’s energy priorities for the next five years and chart a clear
direction of the ASEAN energy sector.

Finally, I would like to thank all the ACE staff for their contributions and diligence and look forward
to working with them to bring ACE to even greater heights.

Mr. Jonathan Goh Kok Chye

Chairman of ACE Governing Council,
Senior Official on Energy (SOE) Leader of Singapore,
and Director, External Relations Department,
Energy Planning and Development Division, Energy Market Authority, Singapore
Message from the
Executive Director
Dear Colleagues,

The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is playing an important role in shaping regional energy
strategies by initiating and facilitating multilateral collaborations, providing relevant information and
expertise whilst also ensuring the necessary energy policies and programmes are in harmony with
the economic growth and the environmental sustainability in the ASEAN region. In 2019, we have
actively conducted various activities such policy research, capacity building, training, joint studies,
publications including infrastructure development projects with the support of the AMS, DPs and IOs
to improve ASEAN’s capabilities and expertise in energy.

ACE has been continuously performing its three (3) critical roles as think tank, catalyst, and a
knowledge hub to advance ASEAN’s energy cooperation goal towards energy security, affordability,
accessibility and sustainability.

In 2019, ACE has performed the implementation of the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy
Cooperation (APAEC) Phase I: 2016-2025 to strengthen and improve the region’s energy
development. ACE has performed a key role in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all
activities in the seven (7) programme areas under the APAEC such as the APG, TAGP, CCT, EE&C,
RE, REPP and CNE. In 2019, ASEAN has achieved a 24.4% reduction in energy intensity (EI),
exceeding the aspirational target of 20% reduction in EI by 2020 based on 2005 levels. On renewable 05
energy, ASEAN achieved a 14.3% share of of RE in region’s total primary energy supply (TPES) in
2017.

ASEAN’s aspirational target for RE is 23% share in TPES by 2025. For the continuous improvement
of ASEAN energy cooperation with growing focus on connectivity and sustainability, ACE, as a
catalyst, has worked closely with dialogue partners, international organisations, private sectors and
other key stakeholders to identify and expand cooperation that provides benefits to achieve energy
goals under the framework of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

I hope 2020 will be a brighter year for ACE and for the entire ASEAN Community for achieving the
long-term goal of sustainable energy future. In 2020, ACE will implement its new organizational
structure in order to keep the Centre abreast with the latest global and regional trends in energy. We
will work towards the completion of the 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook and the APAEC Phase II: 2021-
2025. We will improve our new website which will feature innovation, sustainability, technologies,
collaborations, and policy initiatives. We will also increase our visibility through social media by
creating an organic and insightful content. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn,
and YouTube. We will do our op-ed regularly and presence as well through media interviews. We
will improve the next ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) by attracting participation of
research institutes, industry players, youth and education sector. The AEBF is an annual gathering
of the ASEAN to advance discussion on critical issues and challenges in the region’s energy sector.
The AEBF 2020 will be hosted by Vietnam in conjunction with the 38th ASEAN Ministers on Energy
Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam.

I am looking forward to another year working with all our stakeholders in moulding a better energy
future for ASEAN to having more cooperation globally to face the challenges of energy transition for
a more affordable, accessible, and sustainable energy in the region.

Nuki Agya Utama, Ph.D

Executive Director
 ACE Governing Council

Brunei Darussalam

Mr. Pengiran Jamra Weira bin Pengiran Haji Petra

Deputy Permanent Secretary (Energy & Power)
Ministry of Energy
Jalan Perdana Menteri
Bandar Seri Begawan BB3913
www.memi.gov.bn

Cambodia

Mr. Victor Jona

Director General
Ministry of Mines and Energy
#79-89 Pasteur Street (51), Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
www.mme.gov.kh

Indonesia
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Mr. Rida Mulyana
Director General of Electricity
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said Blok X-2 Kav. 07-08, Kuningan, Jakarta 12950
www.esdm.go.id

Lao PDR

Mr. Chanthaboun Souk Aloun

Director General
Ministry of Energy and Mines
Nongbone Road, PO Box 4708, Vientiane
www.laoenergy.la

Malaysia

Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Azhar bin Yahaya

Secretary General
Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment &
Climate Change
Level 1-7, Block C4 & C5, Complex C, Federal Government
Administrative Centre 62662 Putrajaya
www.mestecc.gov.my
ACE Governing Council
Myanmar

Mr. Myo Myint Oo

Managing Director
Ministry of Electricity and Energy
Office No.27, Nay Pyi Taw
www.moee.gov.mm

The Philippines

Mr. Jesus Cristino P. Posadas

Undersecretary,
Department of Energy
Rizal Drive, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
www.doe.gov.ph

Singapore
Mr. Jonathan Goh Kok Chye
Director for External Relations
Energy Market Authority
991G Alexandra Road, #01-29 07
www.ema.gov.sg

Thailand

Mr. Kulit Sombatsiri

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Energy
121/1-2 Phetchaburi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400
www.eppo.go.th

Vietnam

Mr. Phuong Hoang Kim

Director General of the Electricity
Ministry of Industry and Trade
54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
www.moit.gov.vn

ASEAN Secretariat

Mr. Tran Dong Phuong

Director, Sectoral Development Directorate
ASEAN Secretariat
70A, Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Jakarta 12110
www.asean.org
 ACE Advisory Panel &
Select Committee

Chairman
Mr. Jonathan Goh Kok Chye
Singapore

Vice Chairman
Mr. Kulit Sombatsiri
Thailand

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Member
Mr. Rida Mulyana
Indonesia

Member
Mr. Jesus Cristino P. Posadas
The Philippines
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ACE Management
and Staff
Executive Director
Nuki Agya Utama, Ph.D

APAEC Department
Christopher G. Zamora, Acting Executive Director (January to August 2019) and
Manager (August to December 2019)
Dynta Trishana Munardy, Technical Officer
Rio Jon Piter Silitonga, Technical Officer
Rizky Aditya Putra, Technical Officer

PRA Department
Beni Suryadi, Manager
Akbar Swandaru, Ph.D, Senior Research Analyst
Hoyyen Chan, Ph.D, Senior Research Analyst
Zulfikar Yurnaidi, Ph.D, Senior Research Analyst
Aloysius Damar Pranadi, Research Analyst
Arumdari Nurgianti, Data Visualisation Officer
Iqlima Fuqoha, Research Analyst
Monika Merdekawati, Research Analyst
Muhammad Rizki Kresnawan, Research Analyst
Nadhilah Shani, Research Analyst
Rika Safrina, ICT & Data Research Officer 11
Silvira Ayu Rosalia, Data Visualisation Officer
Zharen Febriza, Administration and Finance Officer

ASEAN-German Energy Programme (AGEP)

Septia Buntara Supendi, Manager
Tharinya Supasa, Ph.D, Senior Energy Analyst
Reine Siregar, Administration and Finance Officer
Sandy Fajrian, Technical Officer
Yudiandra Yuwono, Technical Officer

Administrative and Finance Department

Endang Triani Widyastuti, Manager
Emilia Syadriah, Senior Human Resource and Administration Officer
Muhamad Harmein Armia, Senior Finance Officer
Mutia Asriyani, Administration Officer
Adiskiya Rinintasari, Office Secretary

Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Department

Wayan Linggawa, ICT Officer
Randy Wynston Kaseger, ICT Officer
Nella Nabila, Communication Officer

General Affairs
Agus Suprianto, Administration Support Staff for AGEP
Naderis, Logistics Officer
Slamet, General Officer
Sukamto, Driver
 ACE Vision and Mission

Vision Mission

The Centre as catalyst for the
economic growth and integration
of the ASEAN region by initiating
and facilitating multilateral
collaborations as well as joint and
collective activities on energy.
ACE shall accelerate the integration of
energy strategies within ASEAN by
providing relevant information and
expertise to ensure the necessary energy
policies and programmes are in harmony
with the economic growth and the
environmental sustainability for the region.

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Key Roles

Catalyst Knowledge Hub Think tank

To unify and To provide a To assist AMS on

strengthen ASEAN knowledge repository for research and
Energy Cooperation ASEAN Member identifying practical &
by providing: States (AMS) and specific solution on:
services through:
Platform for Sharing Policies
Policy Advisory Data Management
Legal & Regulatory
Best Practices Publication
Frameworks
Capacity Building Dissemination
Technologies
Innovative Solutions
ASEAN Plan of Action
for Energy Cooperation
(APAEC)
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7 Programme Areas (Key Strategies)

The ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation
(APAEC) 2016-2025 Phase I:2016-2020, with the
theme of “Enhancing Energy Connectivity and
Market Integration in ASEAN to Achieve Energy
Security, Accessibility, Affordability and Sustainability
for All”, serves as a blueprint and pathways for
ASEAN Energy Cooperation.
including technical support and assistance in
the supervision, coordination, and review of the
cooperation programmes and the activities. ASEAN
facilitates and coordinates the engagement with
Dialogue Partners and International Organisations
to support the implementation of the APAEC.

The APAEC Phase I: 2016-2020 consists of seven

(7) programme areas, namely (i) ASEAN Power Grid
(APG), (ii) Trans ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP), (iii)
Coal and Clean Coal Technology (CCT), (iv) Energy
Efficiency & Conservation (EE&C), (v) Renewable
Energy (RE), (vi) Regional Energy Policy and
Planning (REPP), and (vii) Civilian Nuclear Energy
(CNE).

The seven programme areas are managed by Sub-

sector Networks (SSNs) or Specialised Energy
Bodies (SEBs) which serve as Senior Officials
Meeting on Energy (SOME)’s implementing arms.
ACE in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat
shall assist SOME, SSNs and SEBs in carrying
out the responsibilities to implement the APAEC
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Activity Highlights
Preparation for APAEC 2016-2025 Phase Special SOME in Singapore in January 2019 to
II:2021-2025 discuss and agree on the Terms of Reference (TOR)
of the ADC and timeline of the APAEC Phase II
The APAEC Phase II: 2021-2025 is the continuation of development.
APAEC Phase I: 2016-2020 which serves as guidance
for the AMS in advancing the region’s multilateral
energy cooperation. In this Phase, ASEAN will explore
more ambitious targets to enhance energy security and
sustainability which is in line with the global energy
trends, including the cross-sectoral issues such as
energy transition, Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG), Paris Agreement on the climate change and the
fourth industrial revolution.

The 36th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME)

established the APAEC Phase II Drafting Committee
(ADC) to develop the APAEC Phase II: 2021-2025. The
ADC consists of representatives of the ASEAN Member
States, SEB/SSNs, the ASEAN Secretariat, and ACE.

The First APAEC Drafting Committee Meeting (1st ADC

Meeting) was conducted at the side line of the
 Then, it was followed by discussion on the theme
of APAEC Phase II and new strategies for all seven
programme areas during the 2nd ADC Meeting which
held back to back with 18 REPP-SSN Meeting in
Singapore in May 2019. The 3rd ADC Meeting, held in
Bangkok, June 2019, was a specialised discussion
session with Dialogue Partners and International
Organisations to seek their inputs to APAEC Phase
II. Series of ADC Meetings will be continued in 2020
before its final endorsement at the 38th AMEM in
Vietnam.

Endorsement by the 37th AMEM of the

Regional Policy Roadmap of Energy
Performance Standards for Lighting
and the Guidelines for Integration of
Energy Efficiency to ASEAN EE MRA
Platform

The 37th AMEM held in Bangkok last year endorsed

and adopted two major EE&C deliverables. First is
the endorsement of the Regional Policy Roadmap
for Minimum Energy Performance Standards for
Lighting, which provides a coordinated approach for
ASEAN towards the promotion of energy-efficient
lighting. The second deliverable is the endorsement
16 of the Guidelines for the integration of Energy
Efficiency to the ASEAN Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Mutual Recognition Arrangement or
ASEAN EEE MRA which serves as a valuable
reference for AMS in the development of EE&C
policy. The implementation of the integration will be
started with Air Conditioner and then to be expanded
to other appliances.

ASEAN Energy Business Forum

ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) is the

annual official ASEAN conference and exhibition on
energy which serves as the information sharing
platform for high-level international policy-makers
and key business players. AEBF 2019 was hosted
by Ministry of Energy of Thailand and co-organised
by ACE and DMG events.

Held at The Athenee Hotel on 2nd- 5th September

2019 in conjunction with the 37th AMEM, The AEBF
2019 focused on ASEAN’s strategies to achieve
the sustainable energy future with the theme of
“Advancing Energy Transition through Partnership
and Innovation”. The AEBF 2019 consisted of the
several events namely, Strategic International
Conference and Exhibition, Gala Dinner and ASEAN
Energy Awards Ceremony, and Ministers-CEO
Dialogue.
ASEAN Energy Awards MoU Signing Between ACE and NSTDA
ACE continued the conduct of the annual During the 37th AMEM, ACE and the National Science
ASEAN Energy Awards as a platform for and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) of
private sector to disseminate best practices in Thailand signed an MoU to promote collaborative
Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Coal activities on bioenergy and biofuels. ACE and NSTDA
towards sustainable and innovative energy use. will further support the utilisation of bioenergy, human
For this year, the 37th AMEM awarded a total resource development and work for the development
of 98 awardees on 4th of September in Thailand. of ASEAN Bioenergy Research and Development
(R&D) Network.
The awards were given in the following areas: (i)
ASEAN Energy Efficient Building, 19 awards, (ii)
ASEAN Energy Management in Building and
Industries, 14 awards, (iii) ASEAN Green Building, 9
Awards, (iv) ASEAN Renewable Energy, 19 Awards,
(v) Coal Mining, 1 award, (vi) Clean Coal Technology
(CCT) Utilisation, 10 Awards, (vii) Coal Handling,
1 award, (viii) Corporate Social Responsibility, 3
Awards, (ix) Coal Special Submission, 3 Awards, and
(x) Awards for Excellence in Energy Management
by Individuals conferred to 19 energy officials in
recognition of their significant contributions to advance
ASEAN’s energy cooperation goals.

ASEAN-SHINE Networking and

Coordination Conference (ASNCC) 17
The Conference was held on 25th of April 2019 in
Novotel Pratunam, Bangkok, Thailand, back to back
with the 23rd EE&C-SSN Meeting, attended by around
60 participants from government officials, international
organisations, and private sector, the event focused on
the initiatives in the areas of cooling – air conditioner,
motor and transformer, lighting and other appliances.

Additionally, the 37th AMEM awarded 12 trainees from

AMS with Certificate of Completion for completing and
passing the practical training on energy management
and examination under the ASEAN-Japan Energy
Efficiency Partnership (AJEEP) Training of Trainers
Programme.
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Publication Highlights

Best Practices in Energy Efficiency

and Conservation
The Best Practices in Energy Efficiency and
Conservation disseminates various experiences
and initiatives in the AMS that have been found
effective in the region’s search for systematic energy
management techniques and sustainable energy
efficiency measures.

In this edition of Best Practices, we feature the

outstanding works and achievements of the 2017
Awardees in the ASEAN Energy Awards for EE&C
that have played a key role in reducing energy
consumption across the sector.

ACE hopes this publication will serve as a reference

document to encourage energy users in the AMS
to plan and adopt EE&C measures, which are
expected to enhance energy security, economic
competitiveness, and environmental sustainability.
Study Report of ASEAN Cooperative
Project on Financing Mechanism
Design for Energy Efficiency and
Conservation (EE&C) Project
Implementation
ACE published the Study Report on ASEAN
Cooperative Project on Financing Mechanism
Design for Energy Efficiency and Conservation
(EE&C) Project Implementation. The Report was
funded by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Japan-
ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).
The Report features best practice examples of EE&C
finance mechanisms from around the world and,
in particular, from Asia. It also provides a specific
framework conditions, EE finance mechanism
status and recommendations to further implement
activities and some readily developed concept notes
in each AMS. The Report hopes to raise further
awareness about EE finance mechanisms and also
indicates possible areas for engagement and further
development. The Report would be of interest to
policymakers, donor agencies or anybody who
would like to engage in energy efficiency finance
mechanisms in the ASEAN region.
Guidelines for Energy Efficiency
integration to ASEAN EEE MRA
The Guidelines for the Integration of Energy
Efficiency (EE) into the ASEAN Sectoral Mutual
Recognition Arrangement for Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (ASEAN EEE MRA)
framework serves as a reference document to
provide the action steps as well as (i) harmonise
processes and documents in the designation,
nomination and listing of Testing Laboratories (TLs)
and Certification Bodies (CBs), (ii) demonstrate
compliance to the ASEAN EEE MRA, in the short-
term, and (iii) eventually, the ASEAN Harmonized
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulatory
Regime (AHEEERR) framework, in the long-term.
It also identifies the gaps and recommended actions
necessary to integrate EEf into the ASEAN EEE
MRA framework. The MRA Guidelines apply to
room air conditioners (RACs) and may be further
expanded to include, but not limited to, refrigerators,
transformers, lightings, and motors, as provided in
the APAEC.
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Cooperation Highlights – Engagement
with DPs/IOs
Senior Officials Meeting on Energy
Plus Three (SOME+3) Energy Policy
Governing Group (EPGG)
16th Energy Security Forum
16th Energy Security Forum was held on 25th July
2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. This annual forum
shared and discussed the regional energy trends
and information on energy security for oil and gas,
coal, and nuclear in ASEAN+3. It also serves as a
platform for information sharing in the energy sector.
The Forum recommended to initiates concrete
activities to enhance energy security in the ASEAN
regions.
7th Oil Stockpiling Roadmap (OSRM) Workshop
ACE hosted the 7th ASEAN+3 OSRM Workshop
held on the 24th July 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The
OSRM Workshop is an annual ASEAN+3 Forum
which serves as a platform to exchange information
and updates on oil stockpiling development in the
region. In this workshop, the ASEAN+3 noted the
findings of the OSRM review study, conducted by
ACE and JOGMEC.
ACE – JAEA/ISCN Joint Seminar on Nuclear
Cooperation
Seminar on Nuclear Cooperation was jointly
organised by ACE and ISCN - Japan Atomic Energy
Agency (JAEA). This seminar was held on 21st May
2019 in Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila, Philippines,
back to back with the 9th NEC-SSN Meeting. This
seminar was attended by around 70 participants
from AMS and DP/IOs.
The Seminar focused on three (3) main sessions
namely, Current Threats to Nuclear Security, Good
Practices of Regional Cooperation on Nuclear
Security and last was the Panel Discussion on
Future Regional Cooperation. and KEA will explore the opportunities to support
8th Oil Market and Natural Gas Forum
and Business Dialogue
As the annual platform to strengthen the cooperation
of ASEAN+3 in the oil and gas sector, ACE
organised the 8th Oil Market and Natural Gas Forum
and Business Dialogue on 23rd July 2019 in Jakarta,
Indonesia. The Forum convened the ASEAN+3 Oil
and Gas Policy Makers and National Oil Companies
to discuss oil and gas market development and
future business prospects and policy directions.
14th New and Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
(NRE and EE&C) Forum
1st Government-Private Forum on Cleaner
Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN (CEFIA)
The 1st Government-Private Forum on Cleaner
Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN (CEFIA) was held
on 27th November 2019 in Makati City, Philippines.
1st CEFIA Forum was initiated and proposed by
Japan during the 16th ASEAN+3 Meeting of Energy
Ministers (16th AMEM+3) in Bangkok in September
2019. With the aim to support ASEAN’s goal on
energy security, accessibility, affordability and
sustainability according to the ASEAN Plan of Action
for Energy Cooperation (APAEC), CEFIA serves as
a platform to facilitate collaboration between public
and private sector and to accelerate the deployment
of cleaner energy and low carbon technology in
ASEAN region. CEFIA will be held regularly back
to back with the annual ASEAN+3 New Renewable
Energy (NRE) and Energy Efficiency & Conservation
(EE&C) Forum.
During the Forum, the potential flagship projects
under CEFIA were discussed which include some
cleaner energy technologies and solutions.
The CEFIA flagship projects will directly support
the APAEC Phase II: 2021-2025 and promote
partnerships in the areas of innovation and new and
emerging technologies in RE and EE&C sectors.
CEFIA will drive a strong private sector support to
increase the rate of RE and EE&C deployment and
to address environmental issues of energy systems
to mitigate CO2 emissions on climate change.
ASEAN+3 Mitigation Cooperation Programme
In 2019, ACE and KEA have signed an MOU renewal
on cooperation in the field of Energy Efficiency,
Renewable Energy, Energy Access, and Energy-
Climate related initiatives. Through this MOU, ACE
the deployment of EE and RE technologies, and
universal access to energy as well as energy-climate
related initiatives.
The ASEAN+3 Mitigation Cooperation Programme
is jointly implemented by between ACE and KEA
under the SOME+3 Work Programme 2019-2020.
In 2019, several activities were conducted such
as three (3) Action Plan Working Group Meetings
for Lao PDR and Myanmar on 19th - 22nd August
2019, a pre-feasibility study on the EE Certification
Establishment in Lao PDR and Myanmar, and GHG
Mitigation Capacity Building in Korea for Cambodia,
Lao PDR, and Myanmar on 22nd - 25th October 2020.
The programme aims to build capacity and share
information on the GHG emission mitigation and to
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strengthen cooperation between ASEAN+3 in the
GHG emission mitigation.
2nd Clean Energy Roundtable Dialogue
The 2nd Clean Energy Roundtable Dialogue was
held on 11th June 2019 in Shenzhen City, China
at the side-line of the 4th East Asia Summit Clean
Energy Forum with the support of the National
Energy Administration (NEA) of China. With the
theme of “Strengthening the Flexibility of Power
System to Enhance Clean Energy Consumption”,
Participants which consists of ASEAN+3 officials
discussed the current situation and challenges in
the regional clean energy consumption including
the main challenges of the regional grid structure,
the dispatching flexibility, the coordination of power
sources and grids development construction. Later,
the ASEAN+3 officials shared their thoughts on the
concrete cooperation to promote regional clean
energy consumption and grid development plans for
the ASEAN region in the future.

The 20th year of ASEAN-Japan
Cooperation
AJEEP – ECAP
The 37th AMEM celebrated the 20 years of
energy cooperation and friendship between
ASEAN and Japan. The celebration recalled
the accomplishments and directions of SOME-
METI Cooperation which includes projects such
as ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency Partnership
(AJEEP) and ECAP. The projects are supported
by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of
Japan (METI) and are jointly implemented by Energy
Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ), EE&C-SSN
and ACE. The SOME-METI Work Programme aims
at the continuous promotion of energy conservation
through transferring the EE&C knowledge,
experience, information, technology, and measures
between ASEAN and Japan.
To support the implementation of AJEEP, ACE
and ECCJ also conduct the Energy Conservation
Workshop under ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency
Partnership (ECAP). The ECAP 18 focuses on
the development of Sustainable ASEAN Energy
Management Certification Scheme held 24th- 27th
September 2019 in Tokyo, Japan and ECAP 20
focuses on the Building Energy Code and promotion
of Zero Energy Building as the new category under
the ASEAN Energy Awards held on 2nd-6th December
2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
ACE and the ASEAN Member States are also
engaging with DPs and IOs in various sector such
as with United States, Russia, EU, International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), International
Energy Agency (IEA), World Coal Association
(WCA), Global CCS Institute (GCCSI), MOFCOM of
China, etc., to support the implementation of APAEC.

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In 2019, the AJEEP programme has trained and

certified 19 energy manager trainers from the
ASEAN Member States through the Practical Energy
Management Training of Trainers held in mini-plant
in Thailand on 5th- 9th August and on 26th- 30th August
2019 in Vietnam.

Under the AJEEP Scheme 3 Programme, policy

consultation was provided to Cambodia and Lao
PDR to support the development and establishment
of energy efficiency standard and labelling (EE S&L)
and energy management system. The support was
done through the conduct of two (2) workshops in
each country. The 1st Workshop was held on 10th –
13th September 2019 in Vientiane, Lao PDR and 26th
– 29th November 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
While the 2nd Workshop was held on 10th -– 12th
December 2019 in Vientiane, Lao PDR and will be
held on 11th -– 13th February 2020 in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia.
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Programme (AGEP)
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Activity Highlights
ASEAN-German Energy Programme, a jointly
implemented programme by ASEAN Centre for
Energy (ACE) and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur
International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on
behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ), cooperated
with the Ministry of Mines and Energy In 2019, AGEP
has accomplished several activities in the areas of
RE and EE&C.
Renewable Energy in Cambodia
The ACE Executive Director, Nuki Agya Utama,
Ph.D handed over the study on “RE Assessment in
Cambodia” to Mr Victor Jona, Director General of
Energy, Ministry Mines and Energy of Cambodia at
the side line of the 37th ASEAN Ministers on Energy
Meeting (AMEM) on 3rd September 2019 at the
Athenee Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. The Study aims
to address comprehensive medium and long-term
energy supply and demand projection, as well as
future energy mix of four specified scenarios. The
BAU projection shows that Cambodia will face major
challenges caused by the increasing energy demand
in which the TFEC will reach almost three times in
2040 compared with the 2017 level.
The study recommends to consider a higher ambition
for actions by policy-makers. It further recommends
improving the modelling which can facilitate policy-
makers with a better vision on designing a proper
energy framework and enhance the country’s energy
security in a sustainable manner.
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Crafting the 6th Edition of ASEAN To finetune the model, AGEP organised series of
consultation meetings with SEI in ACE Headquarter
Energy Outlook
in Jakarta, Indonesia in June 2019, in July,
and September 2019. From these meetings,
The 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook is a flagship
the model structure was further modified and
publication of ACE and it is expected to be endorsed
designed to better fit with all indicators under
at the 38th AMEM in Vietnam. It is a product of the
the four scenarios, including to considera hybrid
joint collaboration by ACE, GIZ, and Stockholm
approach (Macroeconomic mix Technology-rich) to
Environment Institute (SEI).
accommodate the specific energy efficiency policies,
vehicle transition policies, and energy accessibility
Under AGEP, series of Working Meetings were
under SDG7. The final consultation meeting was
organised with the ASEAN Member States (AMS)
conducted on 18th - 22nd November 2019 and a
in February 2019 and March 2019. The Meetings
Working Meeting with AMS is scheduled in January
were held as advisory sessions to deep dive on
2020.
the collected dataset from AMS and to identify the
regression and regressors for model projection. As
a result, the first draft of skeletal LEAP structure
was built to follow the agreed scenarios, namely:
Business-as-usual (BAU), ASEAN Country Target
(ATS), APAEC Target (APS) and ASEAN SDG.
 Visiting ASEAN Countries: Paving the
Way to Model the 6th ASEAN Energy
Outlook
AGEP conducted country visits to AMS to present
and discuss the progress on the development of the
model. The country visits focused on each country’s
model structure, data, assumption, and updated
national target, followed by interactive discussion
and sharing session. The AEO6 team received
good feedbacks from the AMS representatives,
highlighting on the consultative format which
allows for transparency and clear documentation
of data for the model development. The model is
targeted to be finalised by the end of 2019 and will
be presented in the AEO6 3rd Working Meeting in
26 January 2020. The final report will be presented
and launched at the 38th AMEM in Vietnam.
ASEAN Data Benchmarking Visits
To further improve the AEDS, ACE is conducting
benchmarking visits to several institutions in the
region to exchange ideas and brainstorm on
good data platforms. The visits discussed data
and resources management, data utilisation,
dissemination, development of analysis, and
potential collaboration. The team visited National
Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction
(TNP2K) and United Nation’s Pulse Lab in
Indonesia, UN ESCAP in Thailand, and Energy
Commission in Malaysia. The findings from each
visit will be used as references to improve the
AEDS.
Showcasing Global Energy Development
Several important sessions on policy and regulatory
perspective were conducted during the AEBF 2019.
One of the sessions was the renewable energy
development forum which was hosted by IRENA
and followed by a jointly hosted session led by
AGEP together with UNEP and UNESCAP focusing
on connecting energy sector in ASEAN with global
issues from women to sustainable development.
These sessions provided unique insights for the
diverse attendees to connect different perspectives.
Renewable Energy and Efficiency Week
ACE through AGEP participated in the 9th GIZ
Renewable Energy and Efficiency Week (REEW)
which is an annual expert workshop for partners
of German development cooperation in the energy
sector. It was organised by the Deutsche Gesellschaft
fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on
behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Berlin, 7th-
11th October 2019, with almost 300 participants from
over 36 countries. The first four days consist of a
workshop with different topics each day: Energy
Systems and Climate Change, Policy and regulation,
Technology and Economics, Business Models,
Financing and Private Sector.
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Publication Highlights
Levelised Costs of Electricity (LCOE)
for RE Technologies II

This second study aims to determine the current

levelised costs of electricity (LCOE) of solar
photovoltaic, hydropower, wind, biomass, and
geothermal. With a total 134 projects evaluated, the
study is expected to offer a better understanding of
the LCOE for the five renewables technologies, and
further identify necessary policies to encourage fair
competition between renewables and conventional
fossil fuel-based power plants in the ASEAN
Member States.
 Report on ASEAN RE Grid Integration
Review

To support the plan and to help answer the

challenges of RE grid integration in AMS, ACE
published a report that elaborates the different
characteristics of Variable Renewable Energy
(VRE) grid integration in ASEAN. The report shows
that most of AMS is currently positioned in the early
stage of VRE grid integration and only Thailand
is one step further in VRE grid integration in the
region. To achieve the regional target on a grid
technical level, three key solutions are required:
grid code harmonization, RE forecast for system
integration and more support on interconnection
aspect.

Mapping of Green Building Codes

ACE launched the Report on Mapping of Green

Building Codes and Building Energy Efficiency in
28 ASEAN: Towards Guidelines on ASEAN Green
Building Codes. The Report presents the mapping
study and provides an overview of the current
situation of the existing green building codes that are
being implemented in the ASEAN building sectors.

Mapping of EE Financing
The Study reviewed the AMS targets, energy
consumption, institutional and policy frameworks,
key stakeholders, and various financial support
mechanisms available for Energy Efficiency and
Conservation (EE&C) projects to better understand
the status, progress, and key success factor of their
implementation.
RE Assessment in Cambodia
In cooperation with the Ministry of Mines and
Energy, AGEP developed the “Cambodia
Renewable Energy Assessment” which addresses
comprehensively the medium and long-term
energy supply and demand projections with four
specified scenarios.

Study on Regional RE Cooperation

The Study analysed the approaches of
renewable energy cooperation between and
amongst the AMS, to reach the regional target.
This study provides an analysis of the current
situation and opportunities in RE and offers 29
recommendations to advance regional RE
cooperation. It assesses several options for
regional RE cooperation among the AMS and
sheds light on the role ACE can play as a
catalyst for economic growth and integration of
the ASEAN region by initiating and facilitating
EE Financing Guideline in Malaysia multilateral collaborations, as well as joint and
collective activities on energy.
The EE Financing Guideline in Malaysia is a
publication which provides a comprehensive
overview of the successful EE financing scheme
currently in place, including its background
and eligibility criteria and application process.
In addition, it also presents some insights on
information and money flow in the mechanisms;
procedures for individual proposals; a guideline
for EE-funding seekers to determine their right
financial scheme; and ways to embed a self-
sustaining, revolving EE financing cycle into the
government’s organisational structure.
 RE Financing for Cambodia, Lao
PDR and Myanmar (CLM)
AGEP published The Renewable Energy
Financing in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar:
Support Framework, Challenges and Policy
Recommendations. This study supports the RE
Programme under the ASEAN Plan of Action for
Energy Cooperation (APAEC) with the aim to
provide a reference for policymakers and other
related and interested stakeholders to explore RE
policy and financial support mechanisms in CLM.
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Report on ASEAN Grid Code
Comparison
The Report offers key and non-binding
recommendations to set up a regional grid code
which will provide a consistent regional framework
for system planning, transmission connections, and
operational rules to be followed by grid users and
relevant stakeholders.
Study on Smart Grid Overview
The Study elaborates the recommendations to
apply smart grids in the ASEAN Member States
in order to establish a reliable and cost-effective
power supply while also achieving the regional
renewable energy target of 23% share in the total
primary energy supply by 2025.
ACE 20th Anniversary Book
This publication highlights the 20 years of ACE’s
notable accomplishments and collaboration to
advance ASEAN energy cooperation goals. Together
with leaders from AMS, ASEAN Secretariat, and
international partners – some of them are featured
in this book, ACE scans the horizon to better
position the Centre within the global and regional
energy landscapes.
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Policy Research and

Analytics (PRA)
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Activity Highlights

HAPUA Leading the Way for ASEAN ACE presented recent regional energy development
Power Integration and challenges, especially in the power sector.

HAPUA holds an important role to achieve one

of ASEAN’s flagship programme, the ASEAN
Power Grid (APG). HAPUA plans to execute a
series of activities related to the APG and to share
information with other regional stakeholders.

HAPUA Leading the Way for ASEAN Power

Integration is the theme of Heads of ASEAN
Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA) gathering
2019. Representatives from HAPUA visited
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on 27th and 28th February
hosted by Indonesia’s State Electricity Company
(Perusahaan Listrik Negara/PLN) as the main
secretariat of HAPUA.
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The Re-Launching of ASEAN Energy This system is expected to provide open data
Database System to help ASEAN policymakers and the public
understand the energy status of ASEAN.ACE is
To fulfill ACE’s role as data and knowledge hub in committed to continuously improve this platform.
the region, the ASEAN Energy Database System
(AEDS) aims to become a pool of various reliable
energy data and information for ASEAN. AEDS
has gone through several stages of enhancements

throughout the years, from only providing data

and statistics in the beginning to incorporate more
content and visual improvement. After its launch
in 2018, ACE received a lot of good inputs from
AMS and the public to improve the system. Finally,
during the AEBF 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, ACE
re-launched the new AEDS. The platform was
re-introduced with few upgrades including a new
layout and website design, additional new content
(i.e. Energy Insight), updated data up to 2017,
additional new statistic charts (i.e. APAEC Target
Monitoring), and extending access for several
features to be open for public.
 Singapore International Energy Week Under the USAID Clean Power Asia Programme,
(SIEW) ACE addresses the regional issue to combine
energy and geospatial data in order to use it as
a comprehensive reference in policymaking. In
2017, ACE began a collaboration with the National

Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of U.S.

Department of Energy to prepare a free-geospatial
analysis on renewable energy potential and its
price namely ASEAN RE Data Explorer – known
as a part of ASEAN Energy Database System
(AEDS) owned by ACE. In 2019, ACE supported
NREL on a publication namely The Spatial
Estimate of Levelised Costs of Electricity (LCOE)
in ASEAN. In promoting the tool, ACE conducted
ACE organised a session at the Singapore a workshop on “Evidence-based Policy-Making
International Energy Week, “The Role of Smart Process” during the 26th Renewable Energy Sub-
Cities in Energy Transformation in ASEAN”. The Sector Network (RE-SSN) Meeting in Da Nang,
Roundtable discussed the various practices and Vietnam on 23rd May 2019. The RE Data Explorer
initiatives of smart cities in ASEAN, to see how is a comprehensive regional tool to help the region
digitalisation can ensure that smart, sustainable in planning for making policy.
urban planning is accessible to all.
ACE-USAID Workshops on ASEAN
A regional training workshop on the green building
was held from 16th to 18th July 2019 in Singapore,
Interconnection Master Plan Study
which was jointly organized by the Energy Market (AIMS) III
Authority (EMA) Singapore and International
Energy Agency (IEA). The theme of the workshop
34 was “tracing the path to low-emission, efficient
and resilient buildings, and constructions” and
therefore, the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
recognised the importance of such training.
Through the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy
Project (ACCEPT), ACE has partially sponsored
this event and two research analysts from ACE
have participated in this workshop.

ACE-USAID Workshop on
Evidence-based Policy Making
Process

Acknowledging the importance of renewable

energy planning, USAID Clean Power Asia
supports to update the ASEAN Interconnection
Masterplan Study (AIMS) – a study which proposes
a comprehensive plan of the regional transmission
network that links ASEAN power systems. This is
the third version of AIMS (AIMS III). The first study
(AIMS I) was completed in 2003 while the second
study (AIMS II) was completed in 2010. With the
endorsement of the 35th ASEAN Ministers on
Energy Meeting (AMEM) held on 27th September
2017 in Manila, the Philippines. This study is
currently on-going with ACE as the implementing
agency to support HAPUA.
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Spatial Estimate of Levelised Costs of

Electricity (LCOE) in ASEAN
The study identifies solar and wind potentials in
ASEAN and their spatial-based LCOE for selected
ASEAN Member States. The U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) and the U.S.
Department of Energy’s National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL), through the USAID-
NREL Partnership, developed the analysis and
tool in collaboration with the USAID Clean Power
Asia program and the ACE. The Cost of Energy
Mapping Tool and related analysis provides the first
spatial and interactive representation of LCOE for
renewables in Southeast Asia. These knowledge
products will help enable Southeast Asian
countries to meet their ambitious renewable energy
goals while also supporting critical development
objectives. This uses a tool of RE Data Explorer
developed by NREL supported by ACE:
https://re-explorer.org
 The Present Layout and the Prospect
of ASEAN Power Interconnection
Projects
The Report identifies the status of interconnections
in ASEAN including its barriers and challenges. This
study offers the lessons learnt of interconnection
on China’s side. The publication is expected to be
republished on our website in 2020. The study is
joint product of ACE and China Renewable Energy
Engineering Institute (CREEI).

Study on Cleaner Coal Utilization

Roadmap in ASEAN
This study provides the recent status and
challenges on the clean coal technology
deployment in ASEAN Member States and
36 recommended the roadmaps, which serves
as a useful reference to further accelerate the
deployment of CCT in ASEAN. This study also
highlighted the best practices on CCT utilisation
in the major-coal consuming countries, such as in
China, Japan, US, and EU.

Establishing multilateral power

trade in ASEAN
ACE supported IEA in development of the report
on Establishing Multilateral Power Trade in
ASEAN. The report supported the ASEAN Power
Grid programme area under the APAEC, in
fulfiling the mandate of HAPUA, through APGCC,
to provide inputs on frameworks and schemes
to facilitate multilateral trading in the region. The
report produces a comprehensive feasibility study
to accelerate the realisation of the APG multilateral
power trade.
 2) Paris Agreement, NDCs and Energy Policy
List of Planned Publications 2020
This policy brief will evaluates the linkages between
Policy Brief: ASEAN Nationally Determined Contributions
(NDCs) target and each ASEAN Member States’
1) Energy Decision-Makers’ Perspectives on energy-climate related policies in achieving the
APAEC: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward ratified commitment under the Paris Agreement.
In preparation for Phase II (2021-2025), we
recognise the importance of strengthening the
regional response to the global development
agendas such as the energy-related Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris
Agreement. ACCEPT has therefore consulted
with the leaders of the government bodies of
the ASEAN member states involved in APAEC
about how it can be further developed in Phase II
through structured interviews. This policy brief
summarises and elaborates the findings from the
interviews and their implications for ASEAN as a
whole, and presents some challenges and ways
forward for the energy transition in ASEAN.

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Journal article:
1) Climate-energy nexus in AMS

This article will assess the correlation between

energy and climate in formulating the Nationally
Determined Contributions (NDCs) and its policy
framework in addressing climate change. The
assessment will be done through the conduct of
survey to the government officials related to climate
and energy sectors in AMS.

2) Review of ASEAN countries’ NDCs

This article will review the first Nationally

Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the ASEAN
countries that has been submitted to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), and assess its implication to
the ASEAN’s energy policy development.
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Cooperation Highlights
USAID Clean Power Asia
ACE, as a subcontractor of Abt Associates
Inc., implements the USAID Clean Power Asia
programme at ASEAN level. USAID Clean Power
Asia programme was endorsed by AMS during the
7th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME)-U.S.
Consultation Meeting (Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, July
2016) under the ASEAN-U.S. Energy Cooperation.
Since its endorsement, ACE and USAID have been
implementing several activities such as ASEAN-
wide RE Data Explorer, joint study/analysis in
economic-related RE, and RE-related capacity
buildings activities. ACE and USAID are also
working together for the development of ASEAN
Interconnection Masterplan Study (AIMS) III in
support of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) realisation.
This cooperation will run until June 2021.
The goals of the cooperation are 1) 500 MW
of installed RE; 2) 15 laws/policies/regulations
established; 3) USD 750 M investment mobilised,
and 4) 3.5 M of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions
reduced.
ACE-CREEI Cooperation
ACE and CREEI had entered the second year of
cooperation in 2018 since the signing of MoU in
2017. In 2019, ACE and CREEI conducted the
following activities: (i) released a joint report on
Present Layout and the Prospect of ASEAN Power
Interconnection Projects, (ii) prepared a joint report
on ASEAN Energy Access and (iii) participated in
China-Lancang Mekong Capacity Building on 22nd-
25th October 2019, in Chengdu, China which was
organised by CREEI.
ASEAN Climate Change and Energy
Project (ACCEPT)
ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project
(ACCEPT) is funded by the Norwegian
Government, under the Norwegian-ASEAN
Regional Integration Programme (NARIP), jointly
implemented by the ASEAN Centre for Energy
(ACE) and the Norwegian Institute of International
Affairs (NUPI). The project entails intensive
involvement from key ASEAN stakeholders and
helps enhance modelling, analytical and regional
policy planning capacities within ASEAN.

ACE-IEA Cooperation
In 2019, International Energy Agency, in
collaboration with ACE, conducted feasibility
study on multilateral power trade in ASEAN. ACE
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provided an overview of ASEAN electricity status
and markets from ASEAN Energy Database
System (AEDS).

ACE also set the fundamental structure on the

importance of multilateral power trade to the
ASEAN Power Grid which is ASEAN’s flagship
programme on electricity.

ACE-CETERI Cooperation
ACE and CETERI supported the development
of Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) in ASEAN, by
proposing a pathway to CCT through a joint study
on Cleaner Coal Utilisation Roadmap in ASEAN.
Additionally, ACE participated in APEC CCT
Training in Ningbo, China On 6th- 10th May 2019.
This event was organised by APEC and CETERI.
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ASEAN Member States
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 Brunei
Darussalam
Targets to reach ten per cent Electric Vehicle implementation

The Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry (MEMI) had confidence in promoting EV in Brunei. The
plan is made to aim a target of ten per cent before 2035. Statistics from the Land Transport Department
has shown around 282,345 vehicles on the road, 99 per cent of which used petrol and diesel fuel.
However, there has been already 1,960 of them are hybrid and fuel-efficient, as reportedly in 2012.
Although this evidence indicated that the EV was less than one per cent of all vehicles on the road, their
impact has been able to save the government $1.4 million in fuel subsidies. The transport sector accounts
for approximately 12 per cent of emissions in Brunei. As such, the aim of ten per cent target before 2035
seems in a favourable track.

Cambodia

Solar sector increasingly attractive

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With the Kingdom’s largest solar energy project due to come online this year in Kampong Speu province,
the local solar sector is luring an increasing number of investors every year. A report from the Ministry of
Mines and Energy shows that Cambodia is on track to increase its electricity output by 16.12 percent this
year, reaching 2,870 MW. Two companies – Sekong Power and Mineral Company Limited and Xekong
Thermal Power Plant Company Limited – will produce and export the energy to Cambodia at 7.7 cents
per kilowatt hour. Four solar projects, representing a total output of 140 megawatts, were approved during
a plenary session of the National Assembly. Last year, Cambodia consumed 2,650 MW, a 15 percent
increase compared with a year earlier. 442 MW were imported from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. The
Council of the Ministers this year approved 7 solar projects with a capacity to produce a combined 320
MW.

Indonesia

Greening the grid and roads

Geothermal development in this ring-of-fire country is continuing to pursue its 23% target on renewable
energy. A 15 billion USD investment is possible in geothermal up to 2025. The kick off of Dieng 2 and
Patuha 2 construction and the operations of Binary Plant Lahendong and Lumut Balai are 2019 progress
of the geothermal project in Indonesia. Besides geothermal, Indonesia lays groundworks for EV regulatory
framework in 2019. Some charging stations in 4 cities are developed by PLN, including Jakarta. Some
companies also support the EV market in Indonesia, such as Toyota to establish e-battery manufacture,
private taxies with E-taxi fleets, local e-motorbikes, etc. In 2019, Indonesia also launched B30 mandatory
regulations to cut the costs and boost local biodiesel production. Other topics such as renewable energy
and energy efficiency may need greater uptakes for Indonesia achieving the target.
 Lao PDR

Empowering electricity with Hydropower

As a country that has large resources in water, Lao still uses water to meet its electricity needs.
Several new hydropower projects are under construction. One of them is the Xayaburi hydropower
plant, which is one of the largest hydropower plants in Southeast Asia and began operating in October
2019. Xayaburi has installed power-generating capacity of 1,285 megawatts (MW) for 7,370 gigawatt-
hours per year. The development of hydropower projects is intended to fulfil Lao’s ambition to become
“the battery of Asia”. Lao already exports electricity to neighbouring Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
In November 2019, Electricite du Laos (EDL) said that Lao has completed more than 80 percent of
a power grid extension that will deliver electricity to a Cambodian transmission line on the border of
the two neighbours. This follows the signing of an electricity purchase agreement between Lao and
Cambodia in September 2019.

Malaysia

42 Transitioning towards low carbon energy by boosting Solar PV policies

Malaysia had achieved the title as the largest solar employer in ASEAN in 2019, a record breaking of
54,300 people working in the solar industry in 2018, an increase of 14,000 from 2017. This milestone
doesn’t slow down Malaysia’s endeavour, transitioning towards low carbon energy. In the Renewable
Energy Transition Roadmap (RETR) 2035, Malaysia aims the renewable energy share of 20% in
national power mix by 2035. To boost the positive growth, Malaysia introduced the new Net Energy
Metering (NEM) programme in which the excess power from solar PV system can be exported to
Tenaga National Berhad (TNB) on a one-on-one offset basis. Through Sustainable Energy Development
Authority (SEDA), Malaysia had initiated peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, enabling the solar rooftop owner
to participate in the NEM scheme. In the category of utility-scale solar project, Malaysia had attracted
the lowest bids of 0.042 USD/ kWH in the 3rd round of Large-Scale Solar (LSS), although the reference
price was set at 0.082 USD/ kWH.

Myanmar

Increasing electricity power stations

In 2019, the government of Myanmar power sector is in pressure to provide enough power supply for its
people. As Myanmar’s economy grows, the nation’s power demand is increasing at a rate of 15%-19%
a year. The country’s electricity demand is predicted to reach 5 GW by Summer 2020 while the current
production is only 3.8 GW. As an effort to fulfil this requirement, the ministry of electricity plans to build
over 1 GW power stations within one and half year through LNG plants and gas fire turbines. On top
of that, there are also several ongoing RE projects construction, such as hydropower and solar power
plants, to cover the decline of natural gas production. Electricity sector becomes the top list of FDI this
fiscal year.
 The Philippines

Pursuing energy transition through Energy Efficiency & Conservation Law and
RE Portfolio

In 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill institutonalising energy efficiency and
conservation, enhancing the efficient use of energy, and granting incentives to energy efficiency and
conservation projects in the country. This law aims to secure sufficiency and stability of energy supply
in the country to cushion the impact of high prices of imported fuels to local markets and protect the
environment in support of the economic and social development goals of the country.” Apart from
passing the EE&C law, the government also crafting a renewable energy portfolio by committing to
install 2000 MW RE power addition in the next 10 years. For realising this, Department of Energy (DOE)
proposed a Green Energy Rate, which is different from Feed-in-Tariff (FiT). This Green Energy Rate
aims to support the RE generators with securing PSAs (power supply agreements) and selling their
energy by setting a base-line price.

Singapore

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The year of 2019 marked effort of Singapore in becoming a more sustainable and greener nation. As
EV and solar energy support were encouraged, the waste to energy technology and effort was also
advanced. Waste to energy research facility was established by Nanyang Technological University
and National Energy Administration NEA), which is a gasification plant that can heat up in almost twice
of conventional mass-burn incinerators. Singapore’s water agency PUB and NEA also collaborating
in developing a way to convert sludge and food waste into energy. This facility will be scaled up and
incorporated in the Integrated Waste Management Facility and Water Reclamation plant in Tuas. Other
than advancing progress in technology, Singapore also launched a new waste reduction target of 30%
for the country’s action plan against landfill waste. This is purposed to elongate the lifespan of offshore
Semakau Landfill and part of Singapore’s broader efforts to support climate mitigation.

Thailand

Boosting Electric Vehicle through multiple incentives

The multiple ways have been made for long-term solutions to the problem of pollution caused by vehicle
emissions in Thailand. They include the promotion of policies to support the development of clean
energy vehicles, including electric vehicles (EV) as an alternative to the internal combustion engine. To
implement the national policy on adoption of EV, governments give stimulant to ensure the EV market
growth. Free ownership licences have been granted to those who want to buy EV so the country’s EV
adoption has accelerated over the past several years. The government is also trying to boost investment
in EV and autonomous vehicles (AV) as the global industry. Thailand is the first country in the region to
offer incentives to EV manufacturers and to reduce taxes on sales of their cars. In another way, EGAT
plans to develop EV by modifying used cars, aiming for commercial sales in 2020. Meanwhile, the
nation’s first self-driving, Tuk-Tuk, will be tested to nudge Thailand towards the forefront of developing
AV technology in ASEAN.
 Vietnam

Solar investment amid policy changes

In 2017, the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) launched solar investment boom in Vietnam. After the policy expired at
the end of June 2019, Vietnam’s solar capacity has been pushed to 4,543 MW. The replacement policy
saw a decrease of FiT for ground-mounted and floating solar capacity, to of $0.0709/kWh and $0.0769/
kWh, respectively. Special cases are rooftop PV and projects under development in Ninh Thuan
province, which keep the original FiT of $0.0935/kWh. Recent development, though, saw yet another
shift of policy. Solar auction pilot program is expected to start in 2020 for large-scale solar deployment.
Amid policy changes that put several solar projects on hold, the renewables share in Vietnam’s energy
mix has reached 9 percent, already surpassing the 2020 target of 7 percent.

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ACE Visibility
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 ACE in the Media (Op-Eds)
In support of the ASEAN Member States to better profile the energy sector internationally, ASEAN
Centre for Energy continues the efforts to reach a wider audience and share about the ASEAN energy
sector, as well as ACE’s works through media relations. Below are some works of ACE appearances
in national, regional and international media in 2019.

The ASEAN Post

Indonesian solar lessons from Vietnam - 1 September 2019

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Eco-Business

Can Indonesia relocate its capital without derailing its Paris Agreement targets? -
20 September2019
 The Jakarta Post

Paving way to ASEAN energy sovereignty - 28 October 2019

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The ASEAN Post

Hydrogen : The long overdue solution - 24 November 2019

 Eco-Business
Energy and climate education still missing in Southeast Asian universities - 26 November 2019

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Asian Power

Tariffs and tenders drive Southeast Asia’s renewables boom - 19 December 2019
Social Media
The following are ACE social media performance in 2019.

As one of the main targets of ACE is for brand awareness and to drive traffic growth, ACE is
maximising our online presence by revamping a new website and managing social media to engage
more audience. ACE is strengthening our position with creating insightful content with an infographic 49
on our digital platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.

Facebook

Facebook Likes trend from Jan 2019 to mid Dec 2019. Taken 11/12/2019.
 Twitter

Twitter follower growth (From November 2019).

50 Linkedin

LinkedIn followers increment trend over time 2019. Taken 11/12/2019.

Instagram

Instagram account is freshly made on

September 2019. Taken 11/12/2019.
We have 148 followers in 4 months by
boosting organic content (infographic,
report event, upcoming events).

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 YouTube

YouTube channel subscriber growth Jan 2019 - mid Dec 2019. Taken 11/12/2019.

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Mailchimp
Website Analytics
Benchmark ACE presence in digital activities such as website ACE 2018-2019

100000

80000 84784
66948
60000

40000 Session

20000

0
2018 2019

The percentage for page session per programme

REPP CCT
53
CNE
6% 4% 3%
EE&C
7%

APG
41%
TAGP
15%

RE
24%

APG = ASEAN Power Grid

TAGP = Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline
CCT = Coal and Clean Coal Technology
EE&C = Energy Efficiency and Conservation
RE = Renewable Energy
REPP = Regional Energy Policy and Planning
CNE = Civilian Nuclear Energy
 The total visit per-country

TOTAL VISIT PER COUNTRY

Indonesia 13.293
18.185
5.149
Malaysia
6.243
4.667
Singapore 5.931
3.768
Thailand
5.010 2018
3.049
Phillipines
4.210 2019
Japan 4.083
2.735
United States 2.399
4.023
2.179
India
2.296
Cambodia 658
1.908

The amount of the top 5 downloaded publication

54
3000
2771

2500

2019
2000

1500
Download
1020
951
1000 837

500

0
AEO 5 APAEC 2016-2025 ASEAN RE Policies ASEAN Power LCOE of Selected RE
Cooperation Report Technologies in
AMS
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ACE Administrative and

Financial Department
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 The Administration and Finance Department In summary, AnF will continuously provide financial
manages and supports the efficient implementation advice, guidance on strategic matters, management
of ACE work programmes and facilitates the recruitment and enhance transparency and
effective usage and monitoring of funding both from accountability to support the ACE operations.
ASEAN Energy Endowment Fund and Dialogue
Partners and International Organisations (DP’s Human Resources and Finance
and IO’s). ACE continues to innovate its business Objectives for 2020
processes and practices to remain responsive to
the dynamic nature of its programmes and projects. In 2020, ACE management will implement the
organisational restructure approved by the 22nd
The ACE Financial Statement as of end December ACE Governing Council Meeting in order to
31, 2019, has been audited by the external auditor strengthen the human resources and internal
with the opinion of fairly, in all material respects, coordination process. ACE will also improve its
the financial position as of December 31, 2019, the business development plans by diversifying funding
result of changes in net assets and its cash flows sources and engage with broader stakeholders.
for the year ended, respectively, are in accordance
with Indonesian Financial Accounting Standards
(IFAS), which based on the International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS). The ACE’s Financial
Statements were approved by the ACE GC Member
during the 22nd ACE GC Meeting in Chiang Mai,
Thailand, 22 January 2020.

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Financial Statements
31 December 2019
(Expressed in United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

Notes 2019 2018

Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalent 3b, 5 1,837,659.53 1,592,036.17
Account Receivable 6 2,000.00 27,328.43
Prepaid expenses 7 9,217.60 13,378.67
Other current assets 8 37,905.77 26,768.68

Total Current Assets 1,886,782.90 1,659,511.95

Non-Current Assets
Fixed asset – net 3c, 9 42,753.79 47,804.09
Intangible asset – net 3d, 10 23,333.67 31,891.47
Other Non-Current Asset 10a 3,951.05 -
Non-Current Receivable 11 - 2,287.10
Deposit of Endowment Fund (ASEAN Secretariat) 2a, 12 2,556,000.77 2,940,010.39

Total Non-Current Assets 2,626,039.28 3,021,993.05 57

Total Assets 4,512,822.18 4,681,505.00

Liabilities and Net Asset

Liabilities
Liabilities to European Union 13 - 69,068.97
Other Current Liabilities 3e, 14 35,345.76 45,049.65

Total Liabilities 35,345.76 114,118.62

Net Asset
General Fund 2b, 15 884,487.66 648,558.08
Project Fund 2c, 16 1,036,987.99 978,817.91
Principal of Endowment Fund 2a, 12 2,556,000.77 2,940,010.39
Total Net Asset 4,477,476.42 4,567,386.38
Total Liabilities and Net Asset 4,512,822.18 4,681,505.00
 Financial Statements
31 December 2019
(Expressed in United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

Notes 2019 2018

General Fund
Sources of General Fund
80% from interest of Endowment Fund 33,094.14 25,377.29
Transfer of Endowment Fund Principal 400,000.00 400,000.00
Other Income 17 76.614,34 70,637.16
Income from Dialogue Partner and International Organization 433,226.12 325,956.66
Income from AEMAS for EU Debit Note 145,919.53
Total Sources of General Fund 942,934.60 967,890.64
Total Expenditures 14 (707,005.02) (800,995.96)
Net Increase (Decrease) of General Fund 235,929.58 166,894.68

Project Fund
Interest of Endowment Fund 15 1,442,717.91 1,468,568.41
Transfer to General Fund – Endowment 15 (1,384,547.83) (1,030,355.45)

58 Net Increase (Decrease) of Project Fund 58,170.08 438,212.96

Endowment Fund
Interest of Endowment Fund 12 41,367.67 31,721.61
Transfer to General Fund – Endowment Fund Principal 12 (400,000.00) (400,000.00)
Transfer to General Fund 12 (25,377.29) (23,351.34)
Net Increase (Decrease) of Endowment Fund
(384,009.62) (391,629.73)

Increase (Decrease) in Net Asset (89,909.96) 213,477.91

Available Net Asset, Beginning 4,567,386.38 4,353,908.47
Available Net Asset, Ending 4,477,476.42 4,567,386.38
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