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Scaling Up and Shaping Inclusive Energy Transitions in Southeast Asia 

Welcome to the June 2025 edition of SIPET Connect.  

As Southeast Asia advances toward a low-carbon future, attention is turning to practical solutions and measurable progress. A key part of this shift is the growing focus on transition finance—an essential tool for helping countries manage the social and economic impacts of the energy shift, particularly for workers, communities, and small businesses across the region.  

In this edition, we close our six-part Transition Finance Series with an in-depth conversation on what a Just Energy Transition really means for Indonesia. We also highlight key insights shared by regional experts throughout the six-part series. 

This issue also features highlights from the 20th edition of the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF 2025), held at the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, where SIPET introduced our new Power Policy Tracker. You’ll find these alongside our Noticeboard, which brings together curated job openings and upcoming events from the region’s clean energy space. 
Thought Leaders’ Perspectives 

Indonesia is navigating a critical phase in its energy transition—one that requires not just climate ambition, but financing approaches that account for social and economic realities. In this edition of SIPET Connect, we speak with two experts at the forefront of shaping the country’s transition finance ecosystem, exploring how financial solutions are being designed to support communities, small businesses, and local governments through this shift. 

Lishia Erza, Chief Executive Officer of Candra Naya Lestari, brings a dual lens as a sustainable finance expert and entrepreneur, working with local governments and businesses to design finance products that support communities during the energy shift. Deni Gumilang, Sustainable Energy Finance Lead at GIZ, draws on more than a decade of experience advancing climate and energy finance in Indonesia, helping align public and private investments with national transition goals.   

From reskilling workers and supporting SMEs to enabling policy reforms and blended finance structures, their insights offer a grounded look at what’s working—and what gaps remain—in making Indonesia’s energy transition just and achievable.  
Transition Finance in Southeast Asia:
Insights from a Six-Part Series 

We wrapped up our six-part SIPET Transition Finance Series with the powerful final interview featuring Lishia Erza (Candra Naya Lestari) and Deni Gumilang (GIZ Indonesia). 

The series set out to explore this critical and evolving space through conversations with experts from across the region—including voices from banks, development finance institutions, think tanks, and the private sector. 

Through six insightful interviews, the series examined what credible transition activity looks like, how financial tools can be tailored to national and sectoral contexts, and what policy reforms are needed to mobilize capital at scale—while ensuring the transition is fair and inclusive. 

From innovative loan structures to on-the-ground implementation, the series highlights both the progress being made and the challenges that remain. 

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SIPET at ACEF 2025

At the 20th edition of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), a Deep Dive Workshop on Digital Innovations for Just Energy Transition brought together regional energy stakeholders on 6 June to explore how digital tools can drive inclusive and transparent transitions. Maximilian Heil, Project Coordinator at CASE for Southeast Asia, introduced the Southeast Asia Information Platform for the Energy Transition (SIPET)— a regional knowledge platform featuring a suite of open-access tools designed to support a data-driven energy transition. The session also marked the soft launch of SIPET’s new the Power Policy Tracker, which offers a comparative view of some key energy transition policies across ASEAN. 

Key takeaways from the session: 

  • Inclusive, real-time access to data is essential for effective and equitable planning. 
  • Open-access platforms like SIPET help bridge policy and investment gaps. 
  • The Power Policy Tracker enables structured, cross-country comparisons to inform decision-making. 
  • Cross-sector collaboration is critical to scale and replicate successful digital solutions. 
  • Data transparency fosters greater accountability and regional alignment on energy goals.

You can catch a recording of the session here. 
Introducing Power Policy Tracker

We’re excited to introduce SIPET’s new Power Policy Tracker! 

This interactive tool offers a consolidated view of several key energy transition policies across ASEAN member states, helping users navigate and compare national commitments in a fast-changing clean energy landscape. 

Whether you're a policymaker, researcher, or industry expert, the Power Policy Tracker lets you explore where countries stand on renewable electricity targets, grid development plans, and electric vehicle ambitions—all in one place. 

The tool draws from publicly available national strategies, plans, and announcements, and presents them through simple visualizations and summaries that allow quick comparison across countries and themes. It is a starting point to track trends, inform discussions, and support more aligned, evidence-based decision-making for Southeast Asia’s energy future.  
SIPET Noticeboard

Looking to grow your career or stay ahead in Southeast Asia’s clean energy sector? This section features curated job openings and key upcoming events. Discover roles that align with your goals and events that keep you informed, connected, and inspired.

Jobs   

⏺ Alotrope Partners 

Senior Decarbonization Advisor - Vietnam 

⏺ International Institute for Sustainable Development 

Senior Policy Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion – Philippines  

⏺ Asian Development Bank 

Carbon Finance Officer – Philippines  

⏺ UNDP 

Project Analyst - Vietnam 

⏺ UNESCAP 

Expert in Transport and Climate Change - Thailand 

⏺ Arup  

Senior Sustainability Consultant – ESD - Singapore 

⏺ Boeing 

Global Sustainability Engagement and Partnerships – Head of APAC – Singapore 

Events  

⏺ Energy Transition Summit Asia | 25-26 June 2025 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Register Here  

⏺ CDx Webinar: Building Internal Momentum for Decarbonization | 30 June | Online | Register Here

⏺ Asia Sustainable Energy Week | 2-4 July 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand| Register Here 

⏺ Sustainable Development Conference| 15-17 July 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand | Register Here

Want to highlight energy transition jobs and opportunities to a community of Southeast Asia’s clean energy professionals?

Click here to share your job openings and opportunities, and tap into our growing network of experts, practitioners, and decision-makers across the region and beyond.
Consortium Highlight

Monitoring Frameworks for Climate and Energy Targets

This report delves into the importance of monitoring frameworks for achieving climate and energy targets, emphasising how these frameworks ensure progress towards carbon neutrality and net-zero emissions. It highlights the role of monitoring, reporting, and evaluation in driving effective climate policies and outlines key insights from case studies of the UK, EU, Germany, US, Japan, and South Korea. The report offers valuable guidance for Southeast Asian countries in developing tailored monitoring systems to support their energy transitions and meet global climate goals.

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Energy Transition Readiness Assessment for Developing Asia and the Pacific 
ABOUT CASEThe Project "Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE)" aims to shift the energy sector narrative in Southeast Asia towards an evidence-based clean energy transition, with the aim to increase political ambition to comply with the Paris Agreement. SIPET is part of an effort by CASE to accomplish the shift of the energy sector narrative by supporting: (a) research and evidence, (b) transparency and mapping, (c) dialogue with non-energy sector stakeholders, (d) technical assistance on clean energy, and (e) promoting public discourse on the energy transition.CASE is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), and jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and international and local expert organisations in the area of sustainable energy transformation and climate change: Agora Energiewende and NewClimate Institute (regional level), the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) in Indonesia, the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) in the Philippines, the Energy Research Institute (ERI) and Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in Thailand.
Southeast Asia Information Platform for the Energy Transition (SIPET)c/o Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy (CASE) for Southeast Asia

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