International Conference on Inclusive Energy Transition in Southeast Asia and Beyond


The global energy transition presents both opportunities and challenges, requiring approaches that prioritize equity, climate justice, and social inclusion. Just energy transitions—from fossil-fuel-based systems to renewable energy—are needed to ensure the active participation of vulnerable and marginalized populations, emphasizing their ownership of the transition and the benefits it delivers.

Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia

Local start-up Sumba Sustainable Solutions are partnering with rural women to reduce their domestic workload using solar-powered corn and rice mills in remote villages in Sumba, Indonesia. The mills are coupled with household Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar light and phone charger systems in a sustainable social business model currently servicing 2500 customers.