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31/03/2026

The March 2026 edition of SIPET Connect is out!

This month’s Transition Toolbox turns to one of the most critical, yet often under-integrated, dimensions of the energy transition: gender. In this conversation, Ellen Bomasang, a long-time energy and international development practitioner with experience spanning Asia, Africa, and beyond, reflects on her journey across the sector and how her work has increasingly centered centred on questions of access, equity, and inclusion.

Read her interview: https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=l2Dd1Zie9EFSw02mPgpiDQ==

26/02/2026

SIPET Connect's February 2026 edition is out!

This month, we explore a key question shaping Southeast Asia’s energy transition: why do strong projects still struggle to meet capital (and vice versa)?

Inside this issue:
🔹 A Transition Toolbox interview with Sarah Love (FCDO) on investable pipelines, the ASEAN Power Grid, and blended finance moving private capital from interest to action
🔹 An explainer on scaling cross-border power trade, from grid rules to risk-sharing
🔹 Regional clean energy jobs, events, and fresh reads
If you work at the intersection of policy, finance, and power systems, this one’s for you.

👇 Read the February issue: https://www.sipet.org/newsletterdetails.aspx?id=hhnejr2YyFbSMeTnTyF6Mg==

05/02/2026

💡Welcome to SIPET Connect’s first edition of 2026!

This issue focuses on the practical “how” of advancing Southeast Asia’s energy transition. In our Transition Toolbox interview, Adritha Subbiah from Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), shares how the SPARK initiative is building trusted, closed-door peer learning networks for senior policymakers to tackle complex issues like carbon markets and coal phase-down.

Read the interview: https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=To5wQvBmvVZMO9q6OAeEBA==

Read the full newsletter:
https://www.sipet.org/newsletterdetails.aspx?id=7VUiguqJHBDwpzJpTjI4qA==

15/01/2026

We're hiring! 🌏⚡ Are you an early-career professional eager to work at the intersection of energy policy, research, and international cooperation?

The Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) project, implemented by GIZ Thailand, is looking for a 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿 to support evidence-based policy advice and regional cooperation on energy transition in Southeast Asia.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨:
▸ Support policy-oriented research and analysis on energy transition topics
▸ Contribute to the development of technical inputs, briefings, and knowledge products
▸ Assist in stakeholder coordination with government counterparts and regional partners
▸ Support the organisation and follow-up of meetings, workshops, and regional events
▸ Contribute to monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management activities of the project

👉 Read the full job description:https://www.thai-german-cooperation.info/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Job-Announcement_CASE_Junior-Advisor-CASE-Thailand_260113.pdf

📍 Location: Bangkok, Thailand
⏰ Deadline for applications: 31 January 2026

📧 Apply by submitting your CV and cover letter (in English) as outlined in the job announcement.

08/01/2026

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Supporting Southeast Asia’s energy transition with credible insights and perspectives!

In 2026, SIPET will continue to serve as a trusted regional platform that brings together data, analysis, and knowledge that inform decision-making and support evidence-based action across Southeast Asia’s energy transition.

Expect new insights and deeper engagement with the regional energy community. Explore and connect at sipet.org


CASE - Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia

22/12/2025

New on SIPET Connect 💡

Frauke Roeser, Co-Founder and Director at the NewClimate Institute, shares insights from COP30 in Belém, reflecting on what the outcomes mean for fossil fuels, climate finance, just transitions, and the role of national and regional action.

"COPs remain extremely important. They show that multilateralism is not dead. They provide a forum where all countries have to come together and, in a very transparent way, show the world where they stand. That visibility is crucial."

📖 Read the full interview here: https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=9UPaAbJXAbJz3yM2rDzEqAbJwOIw==

11/12/2025

24/11/2025

As concludes, one message stands out for Southeast Asia: achieving a resilient and interconnected regional power system requires not only strong policies, but the regulatory capacity to implement them. Cross-border power trade, system flexibility, and long-term decarbonization all depend on regulators equipped to manage increasingly complex electricity markets.

In this context, the launch of the pilot Summer School for Regulators in ASEAN marks an important step forward. Developed by the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership with the Florence School of Regulation, United Nations ESCAP and the ASEAN Energy Regulators Network, the programme builds the technical and practical skills needed to support the ASEAN Power Grid. Hosted by the Energy Commission of Malaysia, the initiative also contributes to the region’s longer-term effort to establish a sustained regulatory training institution.

Read the full announcement here:
https://www.energytransitionpartnership.org/2025/09/25/official-launch-of-the-pilot-summer-school-for-regulators-in-asean/

For more insights and resources on Southeast Asia’s power transition, visit sipet.org.

21/11/2025

⚡ Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition is being shaped by leaders working across policy, finance, and regional cooperation. Revisit their conversations and the insights guiding the pathways ahead:

Advancing Regional Energy Security: A Conversation with Sue-Ern Tan
https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=Y2JAbJynUk5eNdbQ3kIpRBKw==

Low Carbon Cities Toolkit for Thailand: A New Playbook for Financing Urban Decarbonization with Marc Forni
https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=yweOqinvvvxIryHfuFqovA==

Convening with Purpose: Inside the CASE Regional Energy Transition Dialogue with Sascha Oppowa
https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=fMhgSqYcF8fCOCNNW2N8UQ==

Connecting the Dots: Regional Grids and National Reforms Driving Clean Energy with Keiju Mitsuhashi
https://www.sipet.org/articlesblogdetails.aspx?id=AbJ4i0E4S4IILkmAuPyhkuhQ==

Explore more insights and resources at sipet.org

CASE - Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia

19/11/2025

Have you read the latest issue of 𝗦𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗧 Connect? 📄

In this month's newsletter, collaboration and reform take center stage. In our Transition Toolbox, Leo Horn-Phathanothai of the Just Energy Transition Initiative reflects on how Bangkok Climate Action Week turned dialogue into a citywide experiment in civic engagement. Our Explainer looks at how battery energy storage is bridging renewable supply and demand, while our Highlight features the launch of the ASEAN School of Regulation, training energy regulators to advance cross-border power trade.

Explore upcoming events and opportunities shaping the region’s clean energy future.

Read here: https://www.sipet.org/newsletterdetails.aspx?id=mjK167J/ZVojQ/VmPRaDCg==