ENERGY & CLEAN POWER INTEGRATION

Managing for market disruption is the new normal. Power demand was reduced during COVID and financing has become constrained. But the need for renewables to become integrated within the fuel mix and distribution grids remains critical for achieving the energy transition. 

GRAND PLENARY – ENERGY TRANSITION THAILAND

• 09.00 Organisers Welcome
• 09.10 Ministerial Address – Thailand 4.0 Ensuring Resilience and Innovation in the Post COVID Era
• 09.30 Thai Power Address – CLEANGEN – Accelerating the integration of Renewables into the Mix
• 09.45 Thai Energy Address – The Role of Gas in the Transition to a Lower Carbon Economy
• 10.00 Thai E&P Address – Sustainable Exploration and Production in Synergy with the Nation’s and Region’s Energy Security Mission
• 10.15 Expo Opening & VIP Tours/ Morning Break

STRATEGIC STREAM

Leadership insights, business models & energy transition roadmaps.

• 11.00 ASEAN’s Role in Global Energy Transition - Accelerating Sustainable Energy Innovation
• 11.15 A Flexible, Responsive, Collaborative Regional Power Grid – Vision 2030 for ASEAN Power Collaboration
• 11.30 Innovation Spotlight – Becoming Global First Mover on Base Load Renewable Technology
• 11.45 THE BIG DEBATE – Reopening ASEAN Economies for Energy Transition Projects While Ensuring Future Flexibility and Resilience

  With planes grounded, cars parked, factories shuttered and offices dark, the coronavirus carved a big hole in the energy and power economy and redirected its future in ways that could hardly have been imagined 12 months ago. Both energy companies and utilities were caught unprepared. We learnt that we require flexibility and resilience in energy and power structures. Will these lessons now be applied to create a stronger more sustainable energy and power sector as we embark on building the energy transition future?

• 12.30 Lunch break
• 13.30 -15.30 VIP Workshop - LNG to Power Infrastructure

  Infrastructure in partnership with PTT and EGAT
  By invitation Only

• 14.10 Defining the Mission to Net-Zero in 2050 for ASEAN Utilities
• 14.30 In Pursuit of Net Zero 2050 in Asian Energy Markets – Comparing IOC Strategies and the Impact on Power Markets
• 14.50 INVESTORS PANEL – Net-Zero Energy and Power Investment Strategies

  Meeting mid-century climate targets poses enormous challenges that touch on every part of the modern economy. Here we consider the viewpoints of investors in the energy and power sector. How do they plan to give effect to the Net-Zero strategy in terms of fuel mix considerations? How do they see their investment mandates changing over the next 10 years?

• 15.30 Afternoon Break
• 16.00 -17.30 VIP Workshop - Energy Finance in Disrupted Markets

  By invitation Only

• 16.10 FUEL BUYERS PANEL – LNG vs Renewables - Reassessing LNG as a Clean Energy Bridge Strategy on Asian Energy Buyers

  Not surprisingly, the global spread of the coronavirus stands as the most important event for LNG demand so far in 2020-21, and its effects are causing more serious and potentially long-term pressure on the demand side. On the positive side, lower prices for LNG have made it more competitive against other types of fuel, especially coal. Here we take the views of buyers on the future fuel mix and whether they still favour LNG as a reliable energy transition strategy.

• 16.50 DEVELOPERS PANEL – Unpacking Asia’s Best Opportunities in Clean Energy Developments

  According to a new report by EY, seven Asian countries rank among the globe’s most attractive markets for renewable energy sources including wind power, hydropower and solar energy. Renewable developers are generally supported by long-term contracts for the sale of renewable power, so in the short term they weren’t greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. What do they think about their profit opportunities in developing new ASEAN clean energy opportunities?

• 17.30 Concluding Remarks
• 17.35 -19.30 Networking Function

  By invitation Only

BUILDING ENERGY TRANSITION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PARTNERSHIPS

The energy transition requires a long-term structural change in our approach to energy systems, creating a more integrated and smarter energy system that is better able to manage and balance dynamic patterns of supply and demand at a regional, national, and local level.

BUILDING ENERGY TRANSITION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PARTNERSHIPS

• 09.00 Welcome Remarks – Accelerating the Energy Transition Through Effective Partnerships
• 09.15 Building Customer Partnerships with Industrial Users for Energy Security and the Energy Transition
• 09.30 Developing a Shared LNG Infrastructure for the Greater Mekong
• 09.45 IPP PANEL – Power Partnerships: Opportunities & Challenges for IPPs in ASEAN Markets

  As changing financing conditions make investing in some legacy parts of the power system difficult, more effort is needed to cultivate a supportive financing environment for newer technologies while ensuring security of supply. Public sources alone cannot cover ASEANs sizeable energy and power investment needs. Sustained and balanced access to international and regional sources of private finance, complemented by public sources is essential. How are governments and energy agencies looking to assist IPPs to help build a strong and sustainable energy and power future?

• 10.30 Morning Break
• 11.00 Vietnam Energy & Power Development Strategies for the Energy Transition
• 11.15 Supporting Private Power Producers in Indonesia’s Revamped Power Markets
• 11.30 Managing Fuel Price Risk in Indian LNG Markets
• 12.45 THE BIG DEBATE – Energy Finance Disruption – The Impact of Insurers, International Financiers and Fund Managers on Future Fuel Mix Choices

  Even before COVID rocked markets, governments in South Korea, Taiwan, China and Thailand were already pivoting to cleaner-burning natural gas and LNG. However, an uncomfortable issue is now emerging in Europe regarding fossil fuel finance. The EIB, one of the world’s largest multilateral providers of finance for projects, is facing growing pressure to rule out further fossil fuel finance and align its energy lending policy with the Paris Agreement. Should we be concerned that natural gas and LNG may become the new coal?

• 12.30 Lunch Break
• 13.30 -15.30 EGAT VIP Forum – Power Plant Design for Renewable Integration and Clean Generation

  By invitation Only

• 13.45 Creating a New Energy Investment Model: Big Oil and their Impact on the Energy Transition
• 14.00 Ensuring Effective Renewable Energy Integration in Vietnam’s Power Grids
• 14.15 ASEAN Energy Connectivity: Energy, Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation
• 14.30 Global LNG to Power Investments and the Impact on Small-Scale LNG Supply Chains
• 14.45 GRID STABILITY PANEL – Facing Challenges and Building Solutions for ASEAN Power Grids

  Today’s electrical grid is experiencing many challenges, including a changing generation landscape with an increase in renewable and remote generation, an aging AC transmission infrastructure and an increase in global demand for electricity. These challenges are overstressing the existing infrastructure and resulting in operation closer to grid stability limits. What new trends are emerging to help manage the energy transition in power grids?

• 15.30 Afternoon Break
• 16.00 IMPACT PANEL: ASEAN Clean Energy and Energy Smart Technologies to Redefine Power Partnerships

  Battery technology has advanced to a point where industrial-grade storage systems can now be employed to store unused energy. Now hydrogen is being positioned to replace our methane piped gas and LNG infrastructure. We review how energy and power innovators are breaking old paradigms to create a new clean energy baseload impact.

• 16.00 -17.30 VIP Forum – Developing 100% Smart Meter Coverage

  By invitation Only

• 16.45 THE BIG SWITCH PANEL: Creating the C&I Green Switch Pathway and Its Impact on the Utility Sector

  A growing number of companies in ASEAN, particularly multinationals that implement green policies or are listed as RE100 participants, are poised to adopt rooftop PV and other clean energy innovations. Regulatory changes and signals from the region’s population are paving the way for a significant shift in the C&I energy buyers’ market. We consider how this group is preparing for the challenges of a low carbon future and how utilities will be impacted.

• 17.30 End of Day Two

ENSURING NETWORK TRANSFORMATION!

In a decentralised yet integrated energy future, electricity networks must be responsive to the changing demands for traditional services while enabling new opportunities for energy resource sharing and balancing.

ENSURING NETWORK TRANSFORMATION!

• 09.00 Welcome Remarks - Supporting Grid Stability and Demand Side Innovations
• 09.15 The Role of the Electrified Customer in the Shared Integrated Grid and Utility Future
• 09.30 STRATEGY PANEL: Ensuring Power System Security in a Zero Net Emissions Future - Getting from Here to There

  Solar and wind power are zero-carbon technologies, but their variability could challenge grid stability if they are not properly balanced by sufficient storage and firm power. The other major challenge is ensuring that decarbonization is equitable and accessible by both high-income countries and low-income countries. Although renewables have become cost competitive, many low-income countries are extremely price sensitive and heavy industries such as steel, cement and chemical production are considered “hard to abate”. What do utilities see as a solution for transitioning their customers and distribution networks towards this zero net emissions future?

• 10.15 Morning Break
• 10.45 DIGITAL PANEL – Modernising China’s Power Grid by Incorporating 5G and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  With strong government support, deregulation and general falling costs, investor interest in ASEAN smart grid technologies have risen substantially, with several large-scale projects progressing. But we still lag years behind the smart grid leaders. China is the most advanced smart grid country with approximately 500 pilot smart cities which incorporate advanced smart meters, energy storage technologies, 5G and AI technologies for urban management. We profile how Chinese utilities are boosting their performance using this new digital energy infrastructure.

• 11.15 AMI PANEL: Achieving 100% Smart Meter Coverage and Scaling Up AMI Data Analytics

  It is clear from ASEAN’s first-generation AMI rollout that developing a robust procurement strategy and working hand-in-hand with new partners is crucial if you are to ensure your AMI system is future proofed. Here we share the views of the region’s smart metering leaders on how they moved from pilots to implementing large fleets of AMI meters and what the impact has been on their grid performance and customer relationships.

• 12.00 STORAGE PANEL – Developing Storage Strategies for a Smart and Flexible Energy System

  Demand response, including both capacity turn-down and time-of-use load shifting; network interconnection; and gas-peaker plants that run on-call for a small number of hours per year, can all offer flexibility. However, the most compelling technology story is lithium-ion batteries. Batteries can shave peaks and can help PV meet demand when the sun has gone down, and wind meet demand when it’s not blowing. We consider new ways of integrating storage services within the flexible grid model.

• 12.30 ELECTRIC TRANSITION PANEL: Building More Accurate Business Models for the ‘Electrification of Everything’ Future

  Electricity will become the most important form of energy in the future and the use of electrical energy in many other sectors will be crucial for the sustainable decarbonization of our daily lives. It follows that Big Oil faces an existential challenge in the decades ahead. Utilities also face big challenges. Barriers to market entry are lower than ever, given digitization, market liberalization and interest from new entrants. How can utilities protect themselves from Big Oil’s pivot to electrification and their existing grid edge business erosion?

• 13.00 Strategic Conference Ends