The 40th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and Associated Meetings were hosted by Cambodia via videoconferencing on 15 and 16 September and Union Minister for Energy U Myo Myint Oo joined the events.
It was also attended by the Energy Ministers of ASEAN member countries and dialogue partners, officials of the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Centre for Energy and international energy agencies.
They openly discussed the energy security in ASEAN countries under the ASEAN Plan of Actions for Energy Cooperation – APAEC Phase II (2021-2025), expanding the natural gas pipeline network, upgrading grids, coal and clean coal technologies, effective use of energy and saving of energy, enhancing the use of renewable energy, energy policy and better plans, urban nuclear power, further cooperation work among the ASEAN countries, ASEAN and dialogue countries/members, and released the urban nuclear technology.
The Associated Meetings of 40th AMEM: ASEAN and the tUS Energy Ministers Meeting, ASEAN and International Renewable Energy Agency Meeting and ASEAN and International Energy Agency Meeting were held and discussed the cooperation work for energy, policy and procedures and approved the draft versions the 7th ASEAN Energy Outlook and the 2nd ASEAN Renewable Energy (RE) Outlook.
The ASEAN Energy Ministers Meetings and ASEAN +3 (Japan, Korea and China) Ministers on Energy Meeting will be held on 16 September and they will focus on the development of the energy sector.
Moreover, the ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) and ASEAN Energy Award-Giving Ceremony were held and Union Minister U Myo Myint Oo announced the prize-winning companies and delivered the speech.
The Union minister attended the meetings along with Deputy Minister for Energy U Thant Sin and relevant officials. – MNA
