Decarbonising Asia through a Connected Power Grid and Regional Energy Markets

Date	29 Oct 2026, 09:30 - 11:30 hrs
Venue	Marina Bay Sands Singapore

As Asia advances its energy transition, the focus is increasingly shifting from national efforts to regional collaboration. A more connected power system across the region can enable more efficient use of energy resources, improve system resilience, and support the scaling of low-carbon electricity.

The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) represents an important step in this direction, providing a foundation for greater cross-border electricity trade and stronger regional interconnection. Alongside physical infrastructure, market mechanisms such as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and cross-border trading arrangements are playing a growing role in supporting investment and enabling access to low-carbon electricity across borders.

As these developments progress, the key challenge is how to better align infrastructure, markets, and investment frameworks to support a more integrated regional approach to decarbonisation.

This session will explore how Asia can strengthen power system connectivity and market cooperation to support a more efficient and coordinated regional energy transition.

Key Discussions:

What does a more interconnected Asian power system need to look like to support long-term decarbonisation?
How can cross-border electricity trade and instruments such as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) work together to enable regional energy integration?
How can cross-border electricity flows and market mechanisms be better aligned to improve transparency and system efficiency?
How can financing and market signals better support investment in cross-border power infrastructure and renewable energy projects?
What are the key enablers needed to move from national power systems toward a more integrated regional grid?

Time (GMT +8)	Programme
09:30 - 09:35 hrs	Welcome Remarks EMA
09:35 - 09:40 hrs	Opening Remarks Peter Govindasamy, Executive Director of Energy Studies Institute, NUS
09:40 - 09:45 hrs	Keynote Address H.E. Akanat Promphan, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Thailand (Invited)
09:45 - 09:50 hrs	Keynote Address Professor Ross Garnaut AC, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Melbourne and The Australian National University
09:50 - 10:00 hrs	Presentation
10:00 - 10:45 hrs	Session 1: Powering a Connected Energy System To enable greater cross-border electricity trade and stronger regional interconnections, regional coordination is becoming increasingly important to balance the supply and demand across interconnected systems. This session will explore, but not be limited to, the wider integration of BESS in the market, subsea cable infrastructure, alignment of power trade data requirements and sharing, technical standards, and investment frameworks. Speaker: Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Alessandro Panico, Chief Commercial Officer and Senior Vice President, Transmission Business, Prysmian (Invited) Stephanie McGregor, Chief Executive Officer, Marinus Link (Invited) Representative from SSFA (Invited) Representative from CSG (Invited) Representative from DBS Bank (Invited) Representative from TotalEnergies (Invited) Moderator: Dr Roger Fouquet, Principal Research Fellow, Energy Studies Institute, NUS (Invited)
10:45 - 11:30 hrs	Session 2: Enabling Regional Power Trade in Asia As cross-border electricity trade in Asia expands, attention is turning to the enabling conditions required to support a more integrated regional electricity system. Alongside physical interconnections, market mechanisms such as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and cross-border trading arrangements are increasingly important for improving the alignment between electricity flows and market signals, strengthening transparency and trust in regional transactions, and enhancing investment signals for cross-border energy projects. This session will explore, but not be limited to, market frameworks, cross-border collaboration of energy attribute certificate registries, infrastructure development, and financial mechanisms. Speakers: Beni Suryadi, Senior Manager of APAEC, ASEAN Centre for Energy Roble P. Velasco-Rosenheim, Regional Director, Global Partnerships and APAC, The International Tracking Standard Foundation (Invited) Soon Sze Meng, CEO, GoNetZero (Invited) Dr Chairapee Liengboonlertchai, Chief, Renewable Energy and Digital Utility Business Development Department, Business Development Division, EGAT (Invited) Representative from Petra (Invited) Moderator: Shabana Begum, Journalist, The Straits Times
11:30 hrs	Closing

*Programme subject to change

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