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JAKARTA HOSTS ASEAN WORKSHOP ON ENERGY PROJECTS
Jakarta, March 4 (ANTARA) - An ASEAN workshop on energy projects was held in Jakarta on Wednesday to provide an opportunity to exchange views to further advance cooperation on several key energy areas.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Pushpanathan Sundram in his opening statement highlighted that regional actions on cleaner and sustainable energy were necessary for the continued growth and development of the ASEAN economies, according to information on the official website of the Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariat.
"As we all know, ASEAN is moving towards establishing an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, and pursuant to that direction, ASEAN is gearing up for cleaner, more efficient and sustainable energy cooperation," he said.
A strong partnership between the ASEAN Secretariat and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) would produce more policy recommendations and scientific views to assist ASEAN Member States in all aspects of cleaner, efficient and sustainable energy cooperation for the building of a dynamic, sustainable and green ASEAN, he stressed.
ASEAN key energy areas include energy saving potential, biodiesel standardisation, biomass sustainability and clean coal technology.
ASEAN`s primary energy requirement is projected to triple between 2005 and 2030. According to the Second ASEAN Energy Outlook 2009, energy demand will reach 1,252 MTOE in 2030 from 474 MTOE in 2005, an increase by an average annual growth rate of 4%.
"This is higher than the world`s average growth rate of 1.8% in primary energy consumption through 2030 quoted in the IEA World Energy Outlook of 2009," he said.
Other issues such as energy efficiency measures and approaches in the industrial, transport, and manufacturing sector were also discussed.
Organized by ERIA, the Joint Workshop for ERIA Energy Projects drew some 80 participants from the East Asia Summit countries.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Pushpanathan Sundram in his opening statement highlighted that regional actions on cleaner and sustainable energy were necessary for the continued growth and development of the ASEAN economies, according to information on the official website of the Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariat.
"As we all know, ASEAN is moving towards establishing an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, and pursuant to that direction, ASEAN is gearing up for cleaner, more efficient and sustainable energy cooperation," he said.
A strong partnership between the ASEAN Secretariat and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) would produce more policy recommendations and scientific views to assist ASEAN Member States in all aspects of cleaner, efficient and sustainable energy cooperation for the building of a dynamic, sustainable and green ASEAN, he stressed.
ASEAN key energy areas include energy saving potential, biodiesel standardisation, biomass sustainability and clean coal technology.
ASEAN`s primary energy requirement is projected to triple between 2005 and 2030. According to the Second ASEAN Energy Outlook 2009, energy demand will reach 1,252 MTOE in 2030 from 474 MTOE in 2005, an increase by an average annual growth rate of 4%.
"This is higher than the world`s average growth rate of 1.8% in primary energy consumption through 2030 quoted in the IEA World Energy Outlook of 2009," he said.
Other issues such as energy efficiency measures and approaches in the industrial, transport, and manufacturing sector were also discussed.
Organized by ERIA, the Joint Workshop for ERIA Energy Projects drew some 80 participants from the East Asia Summit countries.
