Cebu hosts AESIEAP conference

The Association of Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific (AESIEAP), a regional organization of power industry players, will hold its high-level conference on Monday, 23 September 2019 in Mactan, Cebu.

Over 200 Energy ministers, chief executive officers and other industry leaders are expected to attend the conference to deliberate on the power industry’s current challenges and solutions. The forum serves as a venue for environmental program advocacy geared towards sustainable and inclusive economic development.

“With the theme ‘Energized Countries, Empowered Communities,’ the 2019-2020 AESIEAP events underscore the importance of total electrification, particularly in unserved and underserved areas in countries like the Philippines,” Department of Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said.

“The members of the AESIEAP PH Coalition look forward to the commitment of our delegates in implementing programs that will advocate sustainability and of energy transition in their own countries,” AESIEAP secretary general and Meralco PowerGen president and chief executive Rogelio S. Singson said.

Keynote speakers and panel members will discuss the latest energy practices on sustainability and inclusive growth and their impact on societies.

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) chair Eric Hespenheide, the global leader in sustainability reporting, is expected to expound on the “next” practices on sustainability reporting and how these shape government and corporate policies and programs.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) deputy laboratory director for Science and Technology Peter Green will share emerging technologies in renewables and energy efficiency.

Global Energy Interconnections Development and Collaboration Organization’s (GEIDCO) Economic and Technology Research Institute deputy director general Li Juan will discuss the global energy interconnection’s advantages for Asia-Pacific countries and how these can address issues like supply shortages, long-term sustainability and innovation plans to interconnect countries in the region.

Established in 1975, AESIEAP is the largest regional association of energy stakeholders with over 100 members from 25 countries. After almost 20 years, the Philippines was once again selected as host country for the CEO Conference and Conference of Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI), marking the national energy industry’s continued progress.

The CEO Conference is the first half of the biennial AESIEAP conferences. In 2020, the Philippines will again host the AESIEAP CEPSI at the Manila Marriot Hotel from November 29 to December 3.

The Philippine hosting of the 2019-2020 AESIEAP is led by the AESIEAP PH Coalition composed of the Departments of Energy and Tourism, as well as Philippine AESIEAP members, namely Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), National Power Corporation (NPC), National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and National Transmission Corporation (TransCo).