Operations Session
Decarbonizing the Energy Sector: The Role of ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (GMT +8)
The 3-hour event will share ADB's experience in developing the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) program since its inception in November 2021 and discuss the challenges and opportunities for energy transition in developing member countries (DMCs) in Asia and the Pacific.
ADB staff, development partners, and DMC representatives will explain the challenges they have faced, the solutions they have applied, and the lessons they have learned. The event will be divided into 2 sessions, each with an interactive Q&A portion with the panelists and the audience.
AGENDA
2:00 - 2:10 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Hideaki Iwasaki, Director General, Sectors Department 1, ADB
2:10 - 2:25 p.m.
Session 1: Energy Transition Mechanism – Overview
David Elzinga, Principal Energy Specialist (Climate Change), Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Department 1, ADB
2:25 - 3:30 p.m.
Session 2: Fireside Chat - Country Perspectives
A fireside chat to share and discuss country perspectives on the energy transition, including the opportunities and challenges, with high-level representatives from ADB's developing member countries.
Moderator: Lazeena Rahman, Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Department 1, ADB
Panelists:
Q&A (30 minutes)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Break
4:00 - 5:20 p.m.
Session 3: Thematic Presentations
This session will feature thematic presentations on key energy transition topics, including the transition finance ecosystem, ETM financing partnerships, just transition, and carbon credits, with a particular focus on the opportunities and challenges of energy transition finance.
Moderator: David Elzinga, Principal Energy Specialist, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Department 1, ADB
Presentations:
Financing Partnership for ADB's Energy Transition Mechanism: Joyce Eleanor Tolentino, Financing Partnerships Specialist, Partner Funds Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Just Transition: Swati Mitchelle Dsouza, Climate Change Specialist (Just Transition), Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Carbon Credit: Dion Camangon, Senior Markets Development Advisory Specialist, Office of Markets Development and PPP, ADB
Q&A (30 minutes)
5:20 - 5:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Andrew Jeffries, Advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Department 1, ADB