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
Andrew Jeffries, Advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Energy Sector Office, 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: Panel Discussion - Country Perspectives
A panel discussion 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:
Cambodia: H.E. Chhe Lidin, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Indonesia: Dimas Muhamad, Advisor to the Minister on Energy Transition Acceleration and Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Kazakhstan: Alimzhan Turar, Deputy Director, Power Development Department, Ministry of Energy
Philippines: Michael Sinocruz, Director, Energy Policy and Planning Bureau, Department of Energy
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 Partnerships 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
Engagement with Civil Society
Rangina Nazrieva, Senior Social Development Specialist (Fragility and Engagement), 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
Hideaki Iwasaki, Director General, Sectors Department 1, ADB
SPEAKERS
Andrew Jeffries
Advisor, Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships, Asian Development Bank
David Elzinga
Principal Energy Specialist (Climate Change) Energy Transition Mechanism and Partnerships Team, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Department 1, Asian Development Bank
Lazeena Rahman
Senior Climate Finance Specialist, ADB
H.E. Chhe Lidin
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Joyce Eleanor Tolentino
Financing Partnerships Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Swati Mitchelle Dsouza
Climate Change Specialist (Just Transition), Asian Development Bank
Hideaki Iwasaki
Director General, Sectors Department 1 (Energy and Transport Sectors), Asian Development Bank