Welcome to SIPET Connect’s first edition of 2026.
As the year begins, 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 thorny issues like carbon markets and coal phase-down.
Our Explainer this month looks at why transition finance matters for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors, before we mark the International Day of Clean Energy and close with the SIPET Noticeboard and reading list to keep your 2026 radar sharp.