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Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate
The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) brings together Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United States to address the challenges of climate change, energy security and air pollution in a way that encourages economic development and reduces poverty. The APP represents around half of the world's emissions, energy use, GDP and population, and is an important initiative that engages, for the first time, the key greenhouse gas emitting countries in the Asia Pacific region. With its focus on the development, deployment and transfer of cleaner, more efficient technologies, the APP is also…
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Financing the ASEAN Power Grid Executive summary
Southeast Asia’s electricity sector is on the cusp of major changes that underscore the case for regional integration Rapidly growing electricity demand alongside accelerating momentum behind renewables deployment will require major investment in grids across Southeast Asia. Electricity consumption in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region has increased ninefold since 1990 and is projected to continue to grow at annual rate of 3 to 4% through to 2040, considerably faster than the global average. ASEAN member states have committed to a massive expansion of new generation capacity to meet this demand. By 2040, total generation capacity is…
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Hydrogen Economy & Technology Roadmap
…key levers to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Targets include the phase-out of fossil-based hydrogen, 3.3 Mtpa of renewable hydrogen, and 3 hubs by 2050. The roadmap aims at positioning Malaysia as a leading Hydrogen Economy Country by 2050. This initiative is based on five main factors:-Increasing revenue and productivity in exports, mobility, power generation, industrial heating and non-energy;-Promoting green growth aspirations in transportation sector;-Cementing Malaysia’s position as the key hydrogen player in Asia Pacific;-Creating job opportunities from the hydrogen economy; and-Enhancing national intellectual capabilities and capacities in hydrogen technologies
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Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap
…key levers to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Targets include the phase-out of fossil-based hydrogen, 3.3 Mtpa of renewable hydrogen, and 3 hubs by 2050. The roadmap aims at positioning Malaysia as a leading Hydrogen Economy Country by 2050. This initiative is based on five main factors:
-Increasing revenue and productivity in exports, mobility, power generation, industrial heating and non-energy;
-Promoting green growth aspirations in transportation sector;
-Cementing Malaysia’s position as the key hydrogen player in Asia Pacific;
-Creating job opportunities from the hydrogen economy; and
-Enhancing national intellectual capabilities and capacities in hydrogen technologies -
APEC Joint Statement on Accelerating Methane Mitigation from the LNG Value Chain
…the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Chinese Taipei and the United States signed a joint statement on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Senior Officials’ and Ministerial Meetings in Seattle, Washington. In recognition of the need to address methane emissions in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain, the signatory parties expressed their intention to collaborate on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in LNG imports and exports and reaffirmed their commitment to the Global Methane Pledge. The parties also affirmed their support for the creation of an internationally aligned voluntary approach for the…
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Australia’s renewable energy training tower
…maintenance and operation of renewable power. To avoid a labour shortage in the renewables sector, investments in skills training will be required. In response, wind energy company Vestas in 2022 opened the first renewable energy training tower at Federation University in Ballarat, Victoria. The tower is the first stage of the Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Training Centre (APRETC). Vestas, along with energy companies ACCIONA Energia, GPG and Tilt Renewables, invested AUD 1.8 million in APRETC, leveraging an AUD 50 000 investment by the government of Victoria. The opening of the tower will allow Federation University to begin offering Global…
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Joint Statement on the Minerals Security Partnership Announce Support for Mining, Processing and Recycling Projects
…cobalt, manganese, copper and rare earth elements across regions like the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Key milestones were highlighted for specific projects, such as the Chvaletice Manganese Project in Czechia supporting a circular economy and the Queensland Pacific Metals' Townsville Energy Chemical Hub (TECH) project in Australia for nickel processing. Twigg Exploration and Mining in Mozambique received a USD 150 million loan from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation for graphite mining. HyProMag is working on rare earth magnet recycling using Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap technology. The MSP remains committed to leveraging the financial and diplomatic…
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Energy Standards and Labelling (part of 21/2011/ ND-CP)
…labels.
Article 16. Energy yield testing laboratories
A laboratory may obtain a certificate of testing energy yield standard conformity of devices and equipment for energy labelling when it meets the following conditions:
1. It is a specialized laboratory recognized according to the standards of the Vietnam Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (VILAS) or a laboratory recognized by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) or the Asia-Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC).
2. It is not recognized according to the standards of the Vietnam Laboratory Accreditation Scheme but is qualified for testing energy yield as examined, evaluated and designated by the Ministry of… -
How accelerating electrification could strengthen energy security in Southeast Asia
…Efficient electric technologies, such as electric motors, heat pumps and electric vehicles, can deliver the same services while consuming less energy than fossil fuel-based alternatives. Shifting final energy consumption towards electricity generated from domestic and low-emissions sources can also reduce dependence on imported fuels, strengthen system resilience and reduce emissions.Electrification is already shaping energy trends across Southeast Asia, with electricity accounting for 23% of final energy consumption today – higher than the global average. Some countries have even higher shares. For example, around 30% of energy consumed in Brunei Darussalam and Viet Nam is electricity, up from less than…
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Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2026 Southeast Asia’s energy challenges and emerging opportunities
The Middle East crisis has exposed Southeast Asia’s vulnerability to fossil fuel supply shocks and the limits of short-term emergency responses. Before the crisis, around 60% of the region’s crude oil imports and a third of its gas imports came from the Middle East, while 45% of its oil product supply was linked to Middle Eastern crude once refinery feedstocks and indirect product trade are included. Governments have responded with demand-reduction measures, tax relief, subsidies, price caps and targeted support to cushion households and firms from higher fuel and electricity costs. However, these measures add to…
