SIEW Summit

The urgency to build the power systems of tomorrow is accelerating globally. As demand surges, driven by AI, data centres, electric vehicles and cooling needs, our success depends on connecting energy systems: creating more resilient regional grids, integrating diverse sources and next generation technologies like advanced nuclear, hydrogen, biomethane, geothermal, and carbon capture utilisation and storage, and forging stronger cross-border collaboration.

To translate these connections into real impact, we need robust policies, innovative finance, and international partnership. The ultimate goal is to power a secured future – achieving energy resilience, sustainability and inclusive development for generations to come.

How can public and private leaders collaborate to bridge ambition with action? SIEW 2026 convenes global stakeholders to strengthen alliance, share forward looking insights and advance the innovative solutions that will power our shared future.

As Southeast Asia experiences rapid economic growth and rising energy demand, energy security has become a defining priority for the region’s sustainable development.

By bringing together policymakers from the region, international partners and representatives from IEA member countries, this event will provide a platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange and forward-looking strategies to secure ASEAN’s energy future. The forum outcome will directly feed cooperation strategies between the countries in ASEAN and the IEA in particular through the actions of IEA’s Regional Cooperation Centre.

Global leaders will gather at the Singapore-IRENA High-Level Forum to discuss financing the energy transition and the key ingredients needed to mobilise public and private investments, unlock cross-border energy trading, and build interconnected, future-ready renewable energy systems.