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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
09:35 - 09:40 hrs Opening Remarks by ESI
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

Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (Invited)
09:50 - 10:40 hrs

Session 1: Powering a Connected Energy System

As Asia advances its energy transition, the focus is increasingly shifting from national energy systems toward deeper regional integration. A more connected power system across the region can improve efficiency in energy use, strengthen system resilience, and support the scaling of low-carbon electricity.

The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) represents a key foundation for this shift, enabling greater cross-border electricity trade and stronger regional interconnection. As electrification grows and renewable energy deployment expands, regional coordination is becoming increasingly important to balance supply and demand across interconnected systems.

This session will explore how a more connected Asian power system can support long-term decarbonisation and energy security, and what this means for the future of regional energy planning.
10:40 - 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 needed to support a more integrated regional electricity system. Alongside physical interconnection, market mechanisms such as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and cross-border trading arrangements are increasingly being used to support investment and facilitate the exchange of electricity across borders.

A key focus is how infrastructure development, market frameworks, and financing mechanisms can evolve in a more coordinated way. This includes improving 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 how Asia can strengthen regional energy markets to support more efficient electricity trade and accelerate the region’s energy transition.

*Programme subject to change

Decarbonising Asia through a Connected Power Grid and Regional Energy Markets

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