The 2nd Government-Private Forumon the Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN (CEFIA)

BackgroundFor decades, a wide variety of cooperative activities have been carried out in theenergy field among ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Korea) countries. Such activities
have resulted in making significant contributions to enhancing energy efficiency andfacilitating energy transitions. To further promote such efforts broadly in the ASEAN
region, it is becoming increasingly important to deepen the knowledge, facilitate
information exchange, and develop projects and programs with policy design amongASEAN+3 countries through various activities, such as capacity-building programs,international conferences and workshops, and joint feasibility studies anddemonstration projects.
To achieve this, a new initiative named “Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN”
or “CEFIA” was proposed by Japan and welcomed by the ASEAN+3 Ministers on
Energy at the 16th ASEAN+3 Meeting of Energy Ministers in Bangkok, Thailand on 5
September 2019. CEFIA serves as a platform to facilitate collaboration between publicand private sectors in deployment of cleaner energy and low carbon technologies inthe ASEAN region.
The CEFIA Government-Private Forum was established under the ASEAN+3 New andRenewable Energy (NRE) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Forum.
On November 27, 2019, the first CEFIA Forum was held in Manila, the Philippines. Theforum held discussions on CEFIA’s future action policies and its cooperation fields andexplained specific cooperation projects.
The 2nd CEFIA Forum will be held on February 2, 2021 (web conference). The Forumis hosted by the Ministry of Energy of the, Government of Thailand, in cooperation withthe Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), of the Government of Japan, withthe support from the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) as a Secretariat. The CEFIAForum will take place back-to-back with the 15th ASEAN+3 NRE and EE&C Forum.
At the 2nd CEFIA Forum, ASEAN+3 government officials, international organizations,universities, and private companies will gather online to share progress on activities
and discuss future activities aimed at energy transition and the realization of a lowcarbon society in the ASEAN region.

AGENDA
Opening
MC: Mr. Alfred Christopher Gurning, ASEAN Centre for EnergyTime (GMT+7)

Activity

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks(10min)Dr. Prasert Sinsukprasert, Director-General, Department of
Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy,
ThailandSpecial Remarks
Mr. Munekiyo Kouichi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

Progress of CEFIA
Time (GMT+7)

Activity

09:10 - 09:30

Review and Recommendations of the First CEFIA Forum(20 min)Mr. Christopher G. Zamora, Senior Manager of APAEC Department,
ASEAN Centre for Energy

Session I: Flagship Projects
Time (GMT+7)
09:30 - 10:16

ActivityProgress of Flagship Projects (FP) and Future Action(46 min)10 min. Overview of Activities
Presenter: Mr. Takahashi Koji, Deputy Director, Global Environment
Partnership Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Representatives of each Flagship Projects (FP) will explain theprogress of the project, and also mention the desirable system andinstitutional recommendations for promotion of their activities.
12 min.

Activities of RENKEI
Presenter: Dr. David Banjerdpongchai, Professor,
Chuialongkorn University

12 min.

Activities of ZEB
Presenter: Mr. Yamamoto Katsuhiko, General Manager,
Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide

12 min.

Activities of Microgrid
Presenter: Mr. Saito Tetsuya, Manager, International Environment
Dept. Consulting Operations Headquarters, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

10:16 - 10:40

Idea of New Flagship Project Candidates(24 min)12 min.

Idea of ASEAN-wide Collaboration on Cleaner Finance
Presenter: Ms. Ma. Nanette A. Biason, Head of ADFIAP Financeand Investment Center, Association of Development Financing
Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP)

12 min.

Idea of High Efficiency Mobile Air-Conditioners (H-MAC)
Presenter: Mr. Pradit Mahasaksiri, Director, Technical Center,DENSO (Thailand) Co., LtdSession II: APAEC Phase II and CEFIA Activities
Time (GMT+7)

Activity

10:40 - 12:00

Panel Discussion: CEFIA's Contribution to APAEC-II(80 min)

Moderator
Mr. Septia Buntara, Manager of REE Department, ASEAN Centre forEnergy
15 min. Overview of APAEC Phase II
Presenter: Ms. Dynta Munardy, APAEC Department, ASEAN Centrefor Energy
Key energy policy and collaborative activates to achieve theAPAEC targets in ASEAN Member States
An overview of energy situation & policy, highlighting opportunitiesand challenges for achieving energy transition and a low-carbon
society (especially renewable energy, energy efficiency andconservation in APAEC Phase II program areas)
Perspective in ASEAN Member State:
10 min. Clean energy policies and initiatives in Thailand (Perspective inASEAN Member State)
Presenter: Mr. Watcharin Boonyarit, Director of Strategy andPlanning Division, Department of Alternative Energy and Energy
Efficiency, Ministry of Energy, Thailand
10 min.

Clean energy perspective, initiatives and policies in Brunei
Darussalam
Presenter: Mr Shaikh Mohamad Faiz Bin Shaikh Hj Fadilah, Special
Duties Officer, Sustainable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy,
Brunei Darussalam

20 min. Idea Note of CEFIA Collaboration Roadmap for contribution toAPAEC Phase II
Presenter: Ms. Shinchi Kikuko, Senior Researcher, Climate ChangeSolutions Group, Sustainability Division, Mitsubishi ResearchInstitute, Inc.
20 min. Discussion and Q&A
5 min. Wrap-up
12:00 - 13:20

Lunch BreakSession III: Mobilization of Finance for Decarbonization Pathways
Time (GMT+7)
13:20 - 13:30

Introduction of MOC Signing-(10 min)-

13:30 - 15:00(90 min)

Activity
Dr. Bambang Susantono, Vice-President for Knowledge Managementand Sustainable Development, Asian Development BankMr. Tanaka Shigehiro, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

Panel Discussion: How to Mobilize Finance for
Decarbonization Pathways?
Moderator
Dr. Ayuha Shinji, Research Director, Climate Change Solutions
Group, Sustainability Division, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

10 min. Issue related Cleaner Energy Finance in ASEAN
Presenter: Mr. Nomoto Tetsuya, Senior Researcher, Climate
Change Solutions Group, Sustainability Division, Mitsubishi ResearchInstitute, Inc.
10 min. Concept of Transition Finance
Presenter: Ms. Ogawa Motoko, Deputy Director of Environmental
Economy Office, Industrial Science and Technology Policy andEnvironmental Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,Japan
10 min. ADB perspective on Mobilizing of Finance for Decarbonization
Pathways
Presenter: Dr. Yongping Zhai, Chief of Energy Sector Group, AsianDevelopment Bank
10 min. Sustainable and transition finance framework and taxonomy
Presenter: Ms. Yulanda Chung, Head of Sustainability, Institutional
Banking Group, DBS Bank Ltd.
10 min. Financing a cleaner energy transition in Thailand/ASEAN
Presenter: Mr. Prakob Phiencharoen, EVP Head of Global
Commercial Banking (GCB) and acting Head of Corporate &Investment Banking (CIB), Bank of Ayudhya Public CompanyLimited
35 min. Discussion and Q&A
Panelist: Mr. Muto Tomoki, Managing Director, Global Head of
Structured Finance, MUFG Bank Ltd.
5 min. Wrap-up

Wrap-up and Closing
Time (GMT+7)

Activity

15:00 - 15:20

Wrap-up and Closing Remarks(20 min)Dr. Nuki Agya Utama, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy

15:20 - 15:30

Closing Remarks(10 min)

Dr. Prasert Sinsukprasert, Director-General, Department of
Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energyof Thailand