Achieving Universal Energy Access in the Asia Pacific Region
An Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2019 Deep Dive Workshop
Energy access is a multidimensional problem that requires collaboration across disciplines and sectors. This Deep Dive Workshop on “Achieving Universal Energy Access in the Asia Pacific Region” will attempt to capture how far development agencies, governments and the private sector have come in solving energy poverty.
Throughout the workshop, both the speakers and the audience will be asked to examine the following questions: “What energy access solutions worked?”, “What remaining problems should we focus on?”, and “How far have we come?”
The Workshop began with an overview of the energy access situation in the Asia Pacific Region and the latest thinking on how governments can achieve their sustainable development goals systematically, at a national scale. It was followed by an expert panel that highlights key areas of innovation that may have profound impact on the uptake and scalability of energy access solutions in Developing Asia. The workshop then discussed the impact of business acceleration and investment facilitation initiatives on the growth of high-impact companies in the energy access sector. Finally, the Workshop concluded with case studies on successful private sector and government interventions that created pathways towards universal energy access.
Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
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21 Jun 2019 | Opening Remarks | Robert Guild, ADB | |
21 Jun 2019 | Session1: Strategies to Achieve Universal Energy Access at a National Level | Deploying Distributed Renewable Energy Systems in the Asia Pacific Region | Kee-Yung Nam, ADB |
21 Jun 2019 | Session1: Strategies to Achieve Universal Energy Access at a National Level | Integrated Electrification Pathways for Universal Access to Electricity | Mikael Melin, Sustainable Energy for All |
21 Jun 2019 | Session1: Strategies to Achieve Universal Energy Access at a National Level | Status of Renewables in the Electrification, Cooking and Heating Sectors in the Asia Pacific Region | Vibhushree Hamirwasia, REN 21 |
21 Jun 2019 | Session1: Strategies to Achieve Universal Energy Access at a National Level | Maximizing Demand-side Energy Efficiency to Accelerate National Electrification | Yasushi Tanaka, Energy Conservation Center Japan |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 2: Key Areas for Innovation in the Energy Access Sector | Techniques and Strategies to Deploy Sustainable Mini-grid Systems | Susumu Yuneoka, ADB |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 2: Key Areas for Innovation in the Energy Access Sector | Energy Management and Storage Solutions for Rural Electrification | Seoung-Ha Shin, ADB |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 2: Key Areas for Innovation in the Energy Access Sector | A Sustainable and Scalable Model for Clean Cooking and Heating | Carlo Talamanca, OTAGO Pte. Ltd. |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 2: Key Areas for Innovation in the Energy Access Sector | Reliable and Affordable Modular Grids that Enable Productivity in Off-Grid Areas | Nithya Menon, Okra Solar |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 3: Strengthening Private Sector Growth and Investment in the Energy Access | Million Green Homes for Prosperous Vietnam | Nguy Thi Khanh, Green Innovation and Development Centre |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 3: Strengthening Private Sector Growth and Investment in the Energy Access | CLEAN - Building a National Platform for SMEs | Chandrasekaran Raghuraman, CLEAN |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 3: Strengthening Private Sector Growth and Investment in the Energy Access | Developing a Decentralized Energy Future for Private Enterprise in Myanmar | Richard Harrison, Smart Power Myanmar |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 3: Strengthening Private Sector Growth and Investment in the Energy Access | Facilitating Market Access and Investment to Achieve Scale | Daniel Hersson, ADB |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 4: Overcoming Country-Specific Barriers to Universal Energy Access | Energizing Myanmar | U Aung Myint, Renewable Energy Association of Myanmar |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 4: Overcoming Country-Specific Barriers to Universal Energy Access | Energizing the Pacific | Mark Fogarty, First Energy Asia Pacific |
21 Jun 2019 | Session 4: Overcoming Country-Specific Barriers to Universal Energy Access | Energizing the Philippines | Lumen Perey-Balboa, Access to Sustainable Energy Program |
21 Jun 2019 | Closing Remarks |