ASIACLEANENERGYFORUM2023NavigatingTowardaCarbon-NeutralFutureThroughCleanEnergySolutions13–16JuneEVENTHIGHLIGHTSContentsMessagefromtheAsianDevelopmentBank4ACEF2023Overview6ACEF2023InNumbers8OpeningPlenary:10VisionfortheRoleofCleanEnergyinDrivingaCarbon-NeutralAsiaandthePacificHighlightsoftheThematicTrackSessions141:GenderEqualityinCleanEnergyDevelopment142:PrivateSectorforCleanEnergyandEfficientEnergyInnovations163:EnergyEfficiencyfortheEnergyTransition184:InnovativeandResilientRenewableEnergy20RegionalSessions22PacificDepartment(Part1):PacificEnergyTransition—HardChoices22PacificDepartment(Part2):SustainableRegulationinthePacific—KeyRisksandChallenges24SouthAsiaDepartment:PowerTradeforCarbonNeutralSouthAsia26EastAsiaDepartment:DecarbonizingEastAsia—ShowcasingInnovativeTechnicalSolutions28andBusinessModelsCentralandWestAsiaDepartment:GreenTransformationofDistrictHeating30PrivateSectorOperationsDepartment(Part1):PrivateSectorwithPurpose:32StoriesofDevelopmentUnlockingAsia’sRichCleanEnergyPotentialPrivateSectorOperationsDepartment(Part2):34DecarbonizationofElectricPowerGenerationandTransportationSoutheastAsiaDepartment:CreatingEnablingConditionsforIncreasedPrivate36andPublicSectorInvestmentintoEnergyTransitioninSoutheastAsiaDeepDiveWorkshops38SpotlightSessions40ClosingPlenary:42SolidarityandCommitmentTowardaCarbon-NeutralAsiaandthePacificwithCleanEnergySideEvents46ASIACLEANENERGYFORUM4MessagefromtheAsianDevelopmentBankDearParticipants,Welcometothefirstin-personAsiaCleanEnergyForum(ACEF)sincetheoutbreakofthecoronavirusdiseasepandemicinearly2020.SincewelastconvenedACEFattheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)HeadquartersinJune2019,ACEFhasbeenconductedvirtuallyoverthepast3years.Duringthistransformativeperiod,wehaveseenthemainstreamingofcarbonneutrality,asmanycountrieshavecommittedtonet-zerotargetsandhavesetambitiousnationallydeterminedcontributions.TheseactionshavefortifiedthecommitmentstoclimateactionmadebycountriesthroughtheirparticipationintheParisClimateAgreement.AswelaunchedACEF2023during13–16June,weaimedtorevitalizetheACEFplatformfordeliveringandsharingpracticalknowledge,highlightinginnovativenewideasandinitiatives,andenhancingopportunitiesforcollaborationamongadiverserangeofcleanenergystakeholdersandpractitionersacrossAsiaandthePacific.Thiscollaborativeapproachtodrivingactionwascapturedbythethemeofthisforum,“NavigatingTowardaCarbon-NeutralFutureThroughCleanEnergySolutions.”ACEF2023wasattendedbymorethan1,000participantsfrom65countries,whoenjoyedapackedandextensiveagendacomprisingPlenarySessions,ThematicTracks,RegionalSessions,SpotlightSessions,andDeepDiveWorkshops.2023HIGHLIGHTS5CountriesparticipatinginACEFarefacedwithmultiprongedchallengesandopportunitiesrelatedtocleanenergyandclimate.Thedevelopmentofenergysystemshasalwaysbeenadriverforeconomicdevelopment,andaswestrivetoaccelerateenergytransition,theshifttocleanenergyholdsmuchpromiseforcreatingjobsandemploymentwhilefulfillingtheUnitedNation’sSustainableDevelopmentGoals,advancingclimatecommitmentsundertheParisClimateAgreement,andhelpingADB’sdevelopingmembercountriestoachievetheirnationallydeterminedcontributionsandnet-zeropledges.Collaborativeeffortsarecrucialtoachieveaclean,affordable,reliable,andsustainableenergyfutureforall.Wearedelightedinhavinghadtheprivilegeofhostingaremarkablegatheringofdistinguishedcleanenergyex...