The 8th CEFIA Forum

17 October 2025 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (In-person only)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 
 

    The 8th CEFIA Forum was held on 17 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    The 8th CEFIA (Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN) Forum was held on 17 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

     

    The CEFIA Forum is the Government-private forum, which is held on an annual basis, serving as a platform to facilitate collaboration between public and private sectors for accelerating the development of cleaner energy and decarbonization technologies in the ASEAN region.

     

    The 8th CEFIA Forum was hosted by The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of the Government of Japan, with the support from the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE).

     

    This year's forum continued to focus on practical solutions for advancing decarbonization, fostering innovation in clean energy technologies, and strengthening partnerships to achieve net-zero goals.

     

    Description

    For decades, a wide variety of cooperative activities have been carried out in the energy field among ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Korea) countries. Such activities have resulted in making significant contributions to enhancing energy efficiency and facilitating energy transitions. To further promote such efforts broadly in the ASEAN region, it is becoming increasingly important to deepen the knowledge, facilitate information exchange, and develop projects and programs with policy design among ASEAN+3 countries through various activities, such as capacity-building programs, international conferences and workshops, and joint feasibility studies and demonstration projects.

     

    To achieve this, a new initiative named “Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN” or “CEFIA” was proposed by Japan and welcomed by the ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy at the 16th ASEAN+3 Meeting of Energy Ministers in Bangkok, Thailand on 5th September 2019. CEFIA serves as a platform to facilitate collaboration between public and private sectors in deployment of cleaner energy and decarbonization technologies in the ASEAN region.

     

    The CEFIA Forum was established under the ASEAN+3 New and Renewable Energy (NRE) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Forum.

     

    Schedule

    Friday, 17 October 2024

    14:45 –18:15 Kuala Lumpur Time (GMT +8)

     

     

    Venue

    Plenary Theatre, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

     

    Agenda (Tentative)

    Session Time (JST)

    Agenda

    (Presentation materials linked in blue)
    Opening Plenary 14:45-14:55

    Opening Remarks

    ・Dr. Andy Tirta, Head of Corporate Affairs Department, ACE

    ・Mr. Naoki Kasuya, Senior Director for Energy and Environmental Policy, METI ※Video

    14:55-15:00

    Overview of CEFIA

    ・ Mr. Hiroyuki Mitsui, Deputy Director, Global Environmental Affairs Office, METI

    15:00 – 15:08

    Directions from the 22nd AMEM+3 and Achievements of APAEC Phase II: 2021 - 2025 for EE&C and RE

    ・Mr. Tung Phuong, Senior Officer, APAEC and Strategic Partnership Department, ACE

    Session I: 

    Overview of Flagship Projects (FP)

    15:08-15:56 

    This session will present the key achievements of the existing CEFIA Flagship Projects, showcasing support in promoting decarbonization technologies for renewable energy and energy efficiency in the ASEAN region and outlining future support plans

    Overview of CEFIA

     

    ・Cooperative Activities of ZEB Dissemination in ASEAN Members of States

    Mr. Jun Donomae, ZEB Solution Working Group Leader, JASE-W(Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide), ZEB Solution Working Group Leader and Manager, AGC Inc. Architectural Glass Asia Pacific Company

     

    ・Progress of Flagship Projects - Activities of SteelEcosol

    Dr. Fumitaka Kato, The Committee member for International Environmental Strategic Committee, Japan Iron and Steel Federation 

     

    ・CEFIA Biomass Flagship Project

    Mr. Osamu Tsukamoto, President, Japan Carbon Frontier Organization 

     

    ・Japan’s Hydrogen Frontier: Current Landscape and the Role of JH2A

    Mr. Yu Kashiwagi, General Manager, Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A) 

     

    ・Activities for Fuel Ammonia Implementation

    Mr. Shuichiro Ueno, Deputy Secretary-General, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association (CFAA)

     

    ・Update of Microgrid Flagship in CEFIA

    Mr. Kengo Shinomiya, General Manager, International Business Div., KRAFTIA Corporation  

    Session II: EXPLORING EXISTING AND FUTURE DECARBONISATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ASEAN 

    16:10-16:40　

    This session will focus on proposed activities from new candidate CEFIA Flagship projects in supporting ASEAN decarbonisation goals, with a focus on carbon recycling, biofuels, and second-generation ethanol. 

     

    ・Towards a Carbon-Neutral Society, the Significance of Carbon Recycling

     Mr. Masamichi Hashiguchi, Senior Executive Director, Carbon Recycling Fund

     

    ・Japanese Policies for Utilising Biofuel

    Ms. Yoshiko Maejima, Assistant Director, Fuel Supply Infrastructure Policy Division, METI

     

    ・Second Generation Ethanol (E2G): Technology, Initiatives, and Policy Proposals for ASEAN 

    Mr. Koya Omura, Manager, Energy & Green Transformation Business Development Department, NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 

    Session III:

    Transition Finance for ASEAN Decarbonisation 

    16:40-17:10

    This session will explore the challenges and opportunities for expanding Transition Finance in Asia, including inclusive approaches, green building applications, and development bank initiatives for regional decarbonisation. 

     

    ・Challenges for Expanding Transition Finance in Asia through an "Inclusive Approach" (Video)

    Mr. Takayuki Motohashi, Director for Climate Finance Policy Environmental Finance Office GX Policy Group, METI 

     

    ・Unlocking Opportunities: Transition Finance in Green Building

    Ms. Maria Teresita Lacerna, Legal Adviser and Lead, Sustainable Finance & Green Development, ADFIAP

     

    ・Bank Pembangunan Energy Transition Initiatives

    Mr. Muhammad Azraini Bin Abdul Hamid, Group Head, Private Equity and Strategic Investments, BPMB 

    Session III: ASEAN Policy Trends

    17:10-18:10

    This session will provide an overview of the latest energy policy developments across ASEAN as a whole, as well as in individual member countries. 

     

    ・Regional Perspective

    Ms. Mardika Firlina, Technical Officer, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Department, ACE

     

    ・ASEAN Member States Perspective

    Presenters: Representatives from each AMS

     

    1. Brunei Darussalam
    2. Cambodia
    3. Lao PDR
    4. Malaysia
    5. Myanmar
    6. Thailand
    Closing remarks

    18:10-18:15

    ・Closing Remarks

    Mr. Norihiro Kimura, Senior Negotiator for Climate Change, Global Environmental Affairs Office, METI 

     

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