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Demand-side energy efficiency can be as valuable as controlling energy from its supply end. These could consist of both technological and behavioural change leading to savings in energy consumption without reducing consumer needs and level of comfort. In this, the government's role is crucial for setting up the appropriate policies, programs, and incentive mechanisms to create a conducive environment that will encourage utilities, consumers, and other market players to increase their demand-side energy efficiency efforts. Measures such as managing the demand curve by utilities, like load shifting to level-off peak demand, and many new innovative technologies, solutions, and business models for energy efficiency in buildings, residences, among others are already available. These may be adopted by both the public and private sectors given the right investment conditions.


This track will discuss the challenges of energy efficiency and how to create an enabling framework for promoting efficiency gains on the demand-side to save costs, reduce air pollution and curtail carbon footprint, by way of advanced clean technologies and solutions and the use of innovative business models and financing instruments. Jointly organised by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), and The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ).


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Oct 27, 2021

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM (GMT+8)

Agenda

  • 3:00 PM - 3:05 PMWelcome Remarks
    Priyantha Wijayatunga, Chief of Energy Sector Group, Asian Development Bank
    3:05 PM - 4:00 PMPolicy, Strategy, Role of the Public Sector
    Presentations on the demand-side energy efficiency scenario in Asia and the Pacific against the SDG7 include status, issues, trends, and prospects. Focus is given on polices, strategies, and the roles of the public sector in encouraging the uptake of energy efficiency measures.
    Discussions will cover building a business case for energy efficiency in public buildings, developing policies and regulations that would create a conducive environment for private sector to come in, existing policy and regulatory trends that have been proven effective, and best practices that may be adopted by developing countries and other stakeholders for promoting demand-side energy efficiency solutions.

    Moderator: Rosa Garcia, Energy Efficiency and Cooling Specialist, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

    Speakers:

    - Alvin Jose, Principal Energy Specialist, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
    - Katsuhiko Yamamoto General Manager, The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ)
    - Rajeev Ralhan, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers India
    - Darryl Teo,Deputy Principal Engineer, National Environment Agency
    4:00 PM - 4:45 PMBest Practices: Innovative Solutions and Technologies
    Best practices from experiences will be shared on how to assess and design innovative solutions and technologies for demand-side energy efficiency in buildings. The sessions will cover ways to scope out potential markets and assess the viability of the solutions.

    Discussions will include energy audits, institutional and market structures, technical and human resource capabilities, tested innovative technologies, issues and challenges in adopting the technologies, and recommendations in replicating and scaling-up demand-side energy efficiency solutions in the developing countries of Asia and the Pacific.

    Moderator: Joao Aleluia, Regional Clean Energy Specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

    Speakers:

    - Lee Ang Seng, 1st Vice President, Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC)
    - Peter Goh, Vice President, Sunseap Solutions
    - S.P Garnaik, Executive Director (lighting) Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL)
    4:45 PM - 5:25 PMFinancing and Business Models
    Collaboration among government, non-government organizations, financial intermediaries, private sector, and communities could make the provision of end-use energy efficiency more effective. Discussions will include how demand-side energy efficiency solutions could be financed, replicated, and scaled up, and how they will be set-up, operated, and maintained. Challenges, opportunities, and ways to increase financial commitments will also be highlighted.

    Moderator: Rosa Garcia, Energy Efficiency and Cooling Specialist,
    Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

    Speakers:

    - Paveen Rojchanavisart, Project Manager, EGS-plan (Bangkok)
    - Peter Lau, Director, Sustainable Development Capital (Asia) Limited
    - Dr Søren Lütken, Chair, Global ESCO Network
    5:25 PM - 5:30 PMClosing Remarks
    Vincent Low, Vice President of G-Energy Global & SEAS Chairman – Energy Efficiency
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