Co-organised with the Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA), the 4th ASEAN Energy Regulatory Forum will return as part of Future of the Grid 2026. This Forum will continue to bring together leading energy regulators, policymakers and industry leaders to strengthen cooperation on regulatory best practices, policy planning and map a way forward towards enhancing connectivity and resilient energy systems.
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Programme
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| 14:50 hrs |
Opening Remarks |
| 14:55 hrs |
Special Address |
| 15:10 hrs |
Panel: Regional Interconnectivity for ASEAN’s Energy Security and Decarbonisation
Key Discussion Points:
- Interconnection as enabler of regional renewable expansion, grid resilience and decarbonisation
- Regulatory frameworks and initiatives to enhance grid capacity and HVDC network expansion
- Subsea cables infrastructure development
- Strategies to enable multilateral electricity trade
- Driving bankable cross-border projects and enabling investment through effective regulatory and financing frameworks
- From pilot to unlocking full potential: next phase of regulatory alignment, infrastructure development, commercial model and financing to turn ambition to operational reality.
Panellists:
- Emmanuelle Wargon, Chairwoman, French Energy Regulatory Commission (Confirmed)
- Clare Savage, Chair, Australian Energy Regulator (Invited)
- Puan Siti Safinah binti Salleh, CEO, Energy Commission (Malaysia) (Invited)
- Tatsuya Shinkawa, Secretary General, Electricity and Gas Markets Surveillance Commission, Japan (Invited)
- Narin Opamuratawongse, Governor, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Invited)
- Mark McAllister, Chairman, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Invited)
- Representative from Macquarie Group (Invited)
- Representative from Prysmian (Invited)
- Wong Kim Yin, Group Chief Executive Officer, Sembcorp (Invited)
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| 15:50 hrs |
Afternoon Break |
| 16:05 hrs |
Panel: Towards the ASEAN Power Grid: Enabling Cross-Border Clean Energy Trade
Key Discussion Points:
- Role and value of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) in enabling regional power trade and how diversified cross-border clean energy flows strengthen energy security
- Key enablers of cross-border electricity trade beyond infrastructure, including policy and regulatory alignment, cross-border power purchase agreements, market frameworks across ASEAN and beyond.
- Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) as a critical enabler of cross-border electricity trade, including key barriers in ASEAN and approaches to harmonise REC accounting and tracking to build market confidence and attribution of REC across the region
- The role of carbon credits and carbon markets in supporting cross-border clean energy transactions and corporate decarbonisation commitments
- Looking ahead: next steps and areas for regional collaboration and support
Panellists:
- Roble P. Velasco-Rosenheim, Regional Director, Global Partnerships and APAC, The I-TRACK Foundation (Confirmed)
- Representative from Asia Clean Energy Coalition (Invited)
- Erik Westergaard, Deputy and Acting Chair, Electricity Authority (New Zealand) (Invited)
- YBrs Tuan Ahmad Zairin Ismail, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Invited)
- Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy (Invited)
- Ir. Mohd Razif Abd Halim, MD, TNBX (Invited)
- Oliver Wilson, Head of RE100 and Energy Operations, Climate Group (Invited)
- Jan-Wee Kang, CEO, REDEX (Invited)
- John Melby, Chief Executive Officer, Xpansiv (Invited)
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| 16:45 hrs |
End of Programme |
*Programme subject to change
