Dr Nawal Kamel, ASEAN Energy Market Integration (AEMI) Initiative

AEMI Forums Overview

AEMI Forum	Objectives	Lead	Participants
The ASEAN Electricity Exchange (AEE): An International Perspective 17-19 April 2017, Jakarta	To address the following questions: What are specific needs of ASEAN in facilitating power trade on a multinational basis across the region? What are the models for regional power integration around the world, how do they operate, and what accounts for their successes and failures? What would be the terms of reference of the Feasibility Study for the creation of an ASEAN Electricity Exchange (AEE)? To provide an opportunity to members of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) Special Task Force to interact directly with international experts on these issues, and consider frameworks for the ASEAN Power Grid to operate on a multilateral basis. The APG Special Task Force is located within the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA) and chaired by the ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee (APGCC). It was created by ASEAN Energy Minister with the mandate to: oversee a Feasibility Study for the APG to function on a multilateral basis; develop an Action Plan to facilitate APG multilateral power trading; and propose appropriate changes to the current APG Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed by Ministers a decade ago.	Joint UNESCAP Workshop, with technical support from the AEMI Group Workshop sessions were co-chaired by: Mr. Bambang Hermawanto, Chairman, ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee (APGCC), and Chairman, APG Special Task Force. Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore.	Members of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) Special Task Force and their representatives Academics from ASEAN institutions International experts from the European Union, Nordic countries, the United States, Australia and India International organizations including IEA, IRENA, UNESCAP, and World Bank Research organizations, including AEMI Group, ERIA, KAS, and SARI/EI Representatives from the donors’ community including U.S. State
Powering ASEAN: Can the Nordic model work? AEMI-HAPUA Workshop 24-26 May 2016, Jakarta	To address the following questions: provide participants with an overview of the Nordic electricity exchange Nord Pool and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP); examine whether similar approaches could be adapted to ASEAN and allow the APG to operate on a multilateral basis. If the approach were deemed appropriate, participants would then: contribute to formulating the objectives and spelling out the terms of reference of a Feasibility Study for the creation of an ASEAN Electricity Exchange (AEE); agree a collaborative approach for delivering this Feasibility Study, whereby ASEAN officials would work seamlessly with a consortium of experts from Norway, the U.K. and South Africa.	Joint HAPUA-AEMI Workshop Mr. Bambang Hermawanto, Chairman, ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee (APGCC) Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore	ASEAN utilities and Governments, members of the ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Committee (APGCC); Energy officials from the ASEAN Center for Energy; Academics from ASEAN institutions; Technical advisers from Nord Pool Consulting (Norway), Ricardo Energy & Environment (U.K.); Expert from the Embassy of Norway, Singapore; the ASEAN Secretariat participated as an observer.
Energy security and connectivity: The Nordic and European Union Approaches 24-26 November 2015, Singapore	To address three main questions: How do Nordic energy co-operation institutions operate and how do they compare with institutions in the European Union and the North American Electrical Reliability Corporation? How does the Nordpool electricity exchange operate and what accounts for its success? What conclusions can we draw for ASEAN, and in particular for the design of the Laos PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS PIP) as a preliminary test for the ASEAN Power Grid (APG)?	Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore	Experts and academics from Norway, Finland, Denmark, the US, the EU ASEAN officials: ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities Authorities (HAPUA), ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), ASEAN Regulators Network (AERN), ASEAN LTMS Working Group Research institutes Nordpool Consulting, ERIA International organizations ERIA, UNESCAP
Energy poverty and small-scale renewable energy 3-4 June 2015, Jakarta	Evaluate how ASEAN can enhance access to electricity through off-grid renewable energy solutions as well as mini-grid to complement the ASEAN Power Grid; Discuss approaches to improve access to electricity on grid and off-grid, with special reference to Indonesia and the Philippines; Agree on an analytical framework and approach to conduct surveys to assess the impact on the poor from the introduction of small-scale renewable energy.	Dr. Maxensius Tri Sambodo, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia Dr. Indra Overland, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway	Experts and academics from ASEAN member States Officials from Indonesia and Lao PDR International organizations ADB, UNESCAP, UNTAD ASEAN officials from ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities Authorities (HAPUA) Donors and practitioners EU, GIZ, HIVOS Officials from the Norwegian Embassy, Jakarta
Energy pricing and subsidies 27-28 February 2015, Bangkok	To address three main questions: What are the options for decoupling energy pricing from welfare objectives in order to assist the poor in vulnerable ASEAN communities (e.g., tax breaks, social security mechanisms, rebates on energy bills). Can AEMI help formulate and implement ASEAN-wide subsidies instruments to protect the poor while allowing the energy market to function efficiently? What are the policy recommendations for the APAEC (2016-2025)?	Dr. Nawal Kamel, ASEAN Studies Center (ASC) and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand	Experts and academics from all ten ASEAN member States Experts and academics from Australia, Belgium, Iran, Norway, Taiwan, and the United States. ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Elements of a blueprint and roadmap 14-16 October 2014, Bangkok	Review a number of draft AEMI Working Papers, and determine next steps to move forward; Visit Chulalongkorn University demonstration project for a waste-to-energy biomass power plant.	Dr. Nawal Kamel, ASEAN Studies Center (ASC) and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore	AEMI Group members Experts and academics from ASEAN
Towards a blueprint and roadmap 14-15 May 2014, Bangkok	Determine the broad components of the AEMI blueprint and roadmap; Identify the analytical issues to be addressed in order to develop them; Agree on a new set of AEMI Working Papers to support this work.	Dr. Nawal Kamel, ASEAN Studies Center (ASC) and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore	AEMI Group members Experts and academics from ASEAN Officials from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand Research institutes ERIA, CEERD
AEMI benefits and challenges 27-28 August 2013, Bangkok	To foster a dialogue between AEMI Group members presenting the findings from their academic investigations, and ASEAN policymakers working on energy at both the national and ASEAN levels; AEMI Group authors to present seven AEMI Papers, to serve as a basis for the forum discussions on: (a) Rationale for AEMI; (b) Benefits and Challenges; (c) The Promise of AEMI within the AEC; and (d) The Way Forward for AEMI within the AEC; Agree on next steps and recommendations to the Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) regarding AEMI, and subsequently to ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting (AMEM); finalize plans to publish an AEMI Book, based on the AEMI papers presented at that forum to present analytical findings to SOME and widely circulate it across ASEAN.	Dr. Nawal Kamel, ASEAN Studies Center (ASC) and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore The AEMI Forum was jointly convened by the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Center for Energy and Chulalongkorn University.	ASEAN senior officials from SOME ASEAN officials from ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), and ASEAN energy bodies: HAPUA, ASCOPE, AFOC, RE-SSN,REPP-SSN, NEC-SSN Research institutes ERIA, ISIS Malaysia, APERC, SEI, CEERD International organizations IEA, UNCTAD, ADB Bilateral donor agencies JICA, AFD, DANIDA, SIDA, GIZ Energy officials from Thailand AEMI Group members Experts and academics from ASEAN
AEMI rationale and vision 10 May 2013, Bangkok	Map out throughout ASEAN the energy market situation, indicating the extent and nature of the expected “energy gap” by 2030, and the potential sources of supply to address this challenge Establish whether AEC could deliver an efficient economic integration in the absence of an underlying integration of its energy markets (AEMI) Assess the benefits to ASEAN from full energy market integration (AEMI) in the framework of the AEC, from the economic, social and environmental perspectives, relative to the current approach characterized by disparate bilateral projects and actions.	Dr. Nawal Kamel, ASEAN Studies Center (ASC) and Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Dr. Philip Andrews-Speed, Energy Studies Institute (ESI), NUS, Singapore	Academics from universities, think tanks or research institutes all across ASEAN ten member States. The Center for Energy-Environment Resources Development (CEERD)