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APEC Capacity Building Workshop for New and Renewable Energy Policy

MAR 31, 2026
  • APEC Capacity Building Workshop for New and Renewable Energy Policy (Tuesday, 31 March 2026)
  • Time (UTC+7)
    Agenda
    Economies/APEC Fora
    File
  • 8:30-9:00
    Registration & Networking
  • 9:00-9:10
    Welcome Remarks
    Host Economy
  • 9:10-9:15
    Opening Remarks
    Mr. Mitsuhito Takada, Vice President, APERC
  • 9:15-9:20
    Group Photo
  • 9:20-9:30
    Background/Objective of the Project
    Ms. Elvira Torres Gelindon Research Fellow, APERC
  • 9:30-10:00
    Ice Breaker and Scene Setting Presentations
    -Daniel Burlutsky, Researcher, APERC
    -Peter du Pont, Co-CEO, Asia Clean Energy Partners
  • 10:00-10:30
    Session 1: Host economy presentation and subsequent discussion
  • 10:00-10:30
    Overview of Thailand’s Renewable Energy Policies and Development Plans
    Dr. Yaowateera Achawangkul, Chief of the Renewable Energy Monitoring and Evaluation Sub-division, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency
  • 10:30-10:45
    Coffee Break
  • 10:45-12:15
    Session 2: Business Models and Policies for Scaling Up New and Renewable Energy
  • 10:45-12:15
    (1) Unlocking Wind and Solar Deployment – A Diagnostic Tool to Overcome Renewable Energy Policy Barriers
    Mr. Dimitri Pescia, Director of Power System Transformation, Agora Energiewende

    (2) Scaling New and Renewable Energy Deployment
    Dr. Jennifer E. Leisch, Foundation for the National Laboratory of the Rockies

    (3) From Policy to Investment: Bridging the Gap in Renewable Energy Scale Up
    Dr. Ananth Chikkatur, Co-Founder & CEO, Xanhterra

    (4) Fishbowl Discussion
    Session 2 experts and all economies
  • 12:15-13:15
    Lunch Break
  • 13:15-14:45
    Session 3: Frameworks and Approaches to Scaling Up Renewable Energy Investment: International and APEC Experience
  • 13:15-14:45
    (1) Bridging the Financing Gap – What it really takes to get Clean Energy Projects Funded
    Mr. Peter Storey, PFAN

    (2) APEC Workshop: RE Policies and Investments: Are We on the Right Track?
    Ms. Evelyn Wong, Policy Director, AVPN

    (3) The Rising Cost of Imported Energy: Systems thinking, feedback loops & the investment case for renewables
    Mr. Edward Douglas, Chief Investment Officer, KAIROS Renewables

    (4) Fishbowl Discussion
    Session 3 experts and all economies
  • 15:15-17:20
    Session 4: World Café: Expert Exchange on Renewable Energy Policy, Business Models, and Financing
  • 15:15-16:15
    Table Discussions (3 rounds x 15 minutes)
  • 16:15-17:00
    Participant reflections
  • 17:00-17:05
    Workshop reflections and synthesis
    Peter du Pont, Co-CEO, Asia Clean Energy Partners
  • 17:05-17:10
    Way forward
    Elvira Torres Gelindon, Research Fellow, APERC
  • 17:10-17:20
    Closing remarks
    Dr. Chi-Wen Liao, Chair, EGNRET
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