Deep Dive Workshop: Energy Storage: Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in Southeast Asia – The Role of BESS and the ENABLE Platform

Deep Dive Workshop

Energy Storage – Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in Southeast Asia: The Role of BESS and the ENABLE Platform

Friday, 6 June 2025

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (GMT +8)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) announce the launch of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) scale-up initiative called the Enhancing Access to BESS for Low-carbon Economies (ENABLE) platform with the new regional technical assistance, TA 10479-REG: Accelerating Battery Energy Storage System Development in the Asia and Pacific Region.

The objective of the workshop is to present the ADB and GEAPP’s collaboration to create an enabling environment to unlock the potential of renewable energy by scaling up BESS deployment in the Asia and Pacific region. ADB has led the BESS deployment in the region since 2014 with sovereign and non-sovereign loans. This workshop discusses the past and ongoing best practice tailored for developing member countries, emerging issues, such as the treatment of used batteries, market barriers for private sector, and policy design of renewables plus BESS development initiative. ADB and GEAPP have processed a new regional technical assistance (TA) project to address the emerging BESS issues through the ENABLE platform, where similar-minded development partners can pool resources and concentrate them into a fast-track BESS project in the region.

AGENDA

Moderator: Minh Nguyen, Vietnam Country Manager, GEAPP

11:00 - 11:07 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks (Video Message)

Woochong Um, Chief Executive Officer, GEAPP

Brief introduction of the presenters and panelists. Highlight the urgency of integrating BESS in Southeast Asia's energy transition. Introduce ENABLE as a first-of-its-kind initiative providing end-to-end support for BESS deployment.

11:07 - 11:27 a.m.

Presentations

Introduction of ENABLE Platform – Scale up BESS deployment in Asia and the Pacific

Anthony Wu, Regional Program Managing Director, GEAPP

Atsumasa Sakai, Senior Energy Specialist, ADB

(10 minutes)

Case Study of Philippines – The Philippines and BESS: Aligning National Policy with Global Trends

Romeo Pacudan, Technical Director, Ricardo Clean Energy and Environmental Solutions

(5 minutes)

Case Study of India – Private sector participation and design of power market for BESS

Jaimes Kolantharaj, Principal Energy Specialist, ADB

(5 minutes)

Aggregated Procurement in the Caribbean for BESS and Renewables

Ho Yan Yulanda Chung, Head of Southeast Asia, RELP

11:27 - 12:07 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Panel Moderator: Ms. Xiaojing Fei, Fundraising and Partnership Director, GEAPP

Cindy C. Tiangco, Director, Energy, Emerging Areas Team, ADB

Mylene C. Capongcol, Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy of the Philippines

Nguyen Manh Cuong, Institute of Energy, Viet Nam

Unurmaa Tsevegjav, Research Engineer, Research and Development Department of the National Dispatching Center of the Power System and Associate Professor at National Technical University of Mongolia

Ashley Brosnan, Regional Climate Counsellor, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia

Maria Fritzie Reyes Vergel, Senior Program Officer, ETP

12:07 - 12:27 p.m.

Q&A

Interaction with audience

12:27 - 12:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks & Call to Action

Priyantha Wijayatunga, SSD, SG-ENE, ADB