Philippines pushes for sustainable energy at UN meet

Philippines pushes for sustainable energy at UN meet

The Philippines expressed full support for the United Nation's energy
thrusts that run parallel with the country's own agenda such as ensuring
energy security, promoting a low carbon future, achieving total
electrification and improving energy efficiency.

In a statement, the Department of Energy said there is a need to strengthen
the resiliency of energy infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region,
stressing it as a "key priority area" for regional cooperation especially in
the face of the intensifying effects of climate change.

"The Philippines would like to propose an emergent priority initiative to
develop and strengthen energy infrastructure resiliency in the Asia and the
Pacific region," Energy Undersecretary Jesus Cristino Posadas said.

He made these comments during the recent meeting of the newly established
Committee on Energy of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) held recently where he represented Energy
Secretary Alfonso Cusi of the Department of Energy (DOE) and led Philippine
energy sector delegates.

Posadas told the meeting at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in
Bangkok, Thailand that the Philippines also backs the restructuring of the
commission including the establishment of an energy committee.

The DOE official led high-ranking delegates as chair and topic discussions
moderator of the session on "Energy Transition and Achieving Sustainable
Development Goals."

He emphasized the need for regional energy cooperation and interconnectivity
to achieve the sustainable development goal of providing affordable,
reliable, sustainable and clean energy for the power-consuming public.

The Philippine initiative pushed by Posadas was supported by other
international contingents and was positively acknowledged by the energy
committee.

On the subject of power infrastructure connectivity in the Asia-Pacific
region, Posadas clarified that "we do not refer only to the physical power
transmission network or the gas or oil pipeline, but also the information
and communications network, both its software and hardware."

"This is an enabler of the development of electricity spot markets and smart
communications technology which makes possible the two-way flow of
electricity," he added.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com