Thematic Track Session 1.3: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Energy Security

Overview

Translating energy security ambitions into durable outcomes requires regulatory institutions and policy frameworks that are fit for the clean energy era. This session brings together perspectives from regional energy bodies, development partners, and regulatory specialists to examine how countries and regional groupings are designing the governance structures needed to enable resilient, integrated energy transitions.

Presenters will examine how the ASEAN Power Grid can move beyond fragmented national approaches toward coordinated frameworks that strengthen regional resilience and reduce exposure to supply volatility, how Pacific Island States can leverage the Blue Continent paradigm to build governance models suited to their unique vulnerabilities, and how a practical institutional health check framework can help energy regulators assess their readiness to manage the growing complexity of clean energy systems.

Agenda

9:00 – 9:05 a.m.

Introduction

Session Moderator: Peter du Pont, Asia Clean Energy Partners
9:05 – 9:10 a.m.

Scene Setting

Lin Yang, UNESCAP
9:10 – 9:18 a.m.

Presentation: Near-term policy frameworks and their role in a secure and resilient energy transition

Ambiyah Abdullah, ASEAN Centre for Energy
9:18 – 9:26 a.m.

Presentation: Powering Security Through Integration: Advancing the ASEAN Power Grid

Max Heil, GIZ
9:26 – 9:34 a.m.

Presentation: Strengthening Regulatory Institutions for the Energy Transition: Practical Health Check Assessment

Anna Lobanova, Regulatory Assistance Project
9:34 – 9:42 a.m.

Presentation: Building Energy Security in Pacific Island States: Governance, Innovation, and the Blue Continent Approach

Lorraine Akiba, LHA Ventures

Dean Yarrall, Office for the Pacific Energy Regulators Alliance
9:42 – 10:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion
10:10 – 10:30 a.m.

Q&A