More than 250 participants from 27 countries are participating in the first virtual edition of the Singapore-IEA Regional Training Programme on Sustainable Energy Policies for Smart Cities.Taking a position from 7 to 10 September 2020, the programme brings together legislators and urban planners.and academics to seek to empower power in cities and formulate policies that address the challenges of local urban power.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that electricity demand in Southeast Asia is expected to increase at an average rate of 4% consistent with the year, based on existing policy parameters, which may result in a doubling of demand until 2040 Growth is driven through urbanization, industrialization and the development of a developing middle class , which represents a golden opportunity for cities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to adopt smart, low-carbon responses and respond in the future.effective way imaginable for the development of energy demand.
The four-day online education program will bring in combination IEA experts and government agencies in Singapore, such as the Centre for Habitable Cities and the Land Transport Authority.Resources from the Malaysian Sustainable Energy Development Authority and the World Bank will also provide their experiences.
Ngiam Shih Chun, Director-General of the Energy Market Authority (EMA), said: “The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world economy has been unprecedented and the energy sector has not escaped them., we will have to keep an eye on our efforts for a low-carbon energy future. To better manage the demand for developing energy in Southeast Asia, ema and IEA have developed an educational program to develop capacity and improve knowledge sharing to help the region’s power transition”.
Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA, said: “Through this event, we have brought together opinion leaders today and of all degrees of government to exercise them in the most productive way for Southeast Asia to adopt renewable energy and energy power.to drive the transitions of blank power in their cities.The EEA’s online exercise systems and knowledge sharing network are essential to our commitment to making our experience open and available to all.”
The education programme is the fourth activity of the Singapore-IEA Regional Training Centre initiative, which was introduced in 2016 when Singapore became a country in the IEA agreement The programme represents a key step in building a network of power professionals and urban professionals to facilitate knowledge sharing and leverage the operational and cutting-edge functions of cities in blank power transitions.
Singapore and the EEA will co-host the forthcoming Global Ministerial Conference on the Integration of Renewable Energy Systems on 27 October 2020, to be held within the framework of Singapore International Energy Week.Ministerial Conference.