SIPET May Newsletter | Strengthening Regional Ties to Shape Southeast Asia’s Energy Future

This SIPET Connect edition explores the critical role of transition finance in scaling up renewables while ensuring financial viability across Southeast Asia. Featuring expert insights from ADB’s Anouj Mehta and a spotlight on gender equality in the energy sector, it also covers Indonesia’s renewable potential, Philippines’ grid signals, wind energy tracking tools, and curated opportunities.

In keeping with our commitment to document the region’s clean energy transition, this issue of SIPET Connect continues our Transition Finance series. Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Managing Director of Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT), shares how financial institutions can unlock capital flows from fossil fuel investments and redirect them toward clean energy, and reveals the critical role that banks play in leading this transition.

Welcome to the January 2025 edition of SIPET Connect. As we embark on a new year, we bring you a retrospective of key milestones of 2024, our latest Transition Finance interview - this time with Melissa Brown, Director, Daobridge Capital, and energy transition jobs, events, and updates.

Read the latest in our Transition Finance series as we talk to Jason Lee, Head of Sustainability, CIMB Thai Bank. Also find thought-provoking video content, energy transition data, and much more in the latest edition of SIPET Connect.