Event Reports

On 15 April 2020, representatives of EuroCham Energy Working was invited to a webinar discussion with the delegation from Swedish Energy Agency. The meeting was conducted by Business Sweden and participated by around 19 people connected through a zoom call. Moderated by Paul Westin (Director of R&D Strategy at Swedish Energy Agency), the video conference was also attended by three speakers which are leaders of the EuroCham Energy Working Group, namely Thomas Wagner (Head of Energy Working Group, Chief Representative of South East Asia at Envitec Biogas AG), Eva Pitterling (Deputy Head of Energy Working Group, Project Manager at TUV Nord Indonesia), and Thomas K Dreesen (Special Envoy of Energy Working Group, CEO of EPSCC – ESCO).

The two main topics of the meeting were Energy Business in Indonesia and Ffforts towards Sustainability of Energy Efficiency. The discussion involved the latest current market condition in Indonesia for business to implement energy efficiency in Indonesia.

Energy Working Group had a meeting among through an electronic connection on 2 April 2020. There were two agendas discussed, namely sharing session on Asian Development Bank (ADB) Street Lighting Program by Thomas Dressen and the Finalization of Energy Position Paper. In the first session, Thomas Dressen conveyed his practical way together with an ADB consultant in applying Public Private Partnership structure in Denpasar, over the last 3 years. He also shared the intention of this initiative is to demonstrate removal of current barriers through PPP for governments and to have private-sector companies develop, fund and implement Energy Efficiency.

The meeting continued to discuss the Energy Position Paper. Like previous year, the paper is still highlighting policies to reach out the national renewable energy target of 23%. The group also included key recommendations aim to create certain conditions, namely: (1) Clarity; (2) Predictability and Transparent Procurement; (3) Predictable Pricing, Established and Efficient Providers of Renewable Energy; (4) Easy Access to Capital; and (5) Simple Project Structures.