IEA’s first governing board meeting in Asia focuses on regional energy cooperation

The meeting underscores the importance of the ASEAN Power Grid.

Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Energy Market Authority (EMA), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have emphasised the importance of regional connectivity in IEA’s first governing board meeting in Asia.

“At the meeting, Singapore and the IEA will reaffirm the importance of strengthening cooperation on regional energy interconnectivity and its interlinkages with energy security,” a joint statement read.

“Both underscore the importance of the ASEAN Power Grid in developing a secure, sustainable and resilient energy future for Southeast Asia, and welcome the Singapore-IEA Forum at SIEW on 28 October 2025, which will focus on energy security and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing energy efficiency and grid resiliency,” it added.

This 295th meeting of the IEA Governing Board in Singapore includes a Special Joint Session that brings together senior energy policymakers from ASEAN Member States and the IEA’s 32 Member countries to discuss key energy issues affecting the region and opportunities to strengthen energy security in Southeast Asia, such as the ASEAN Power Grid, and Southeast Asia’s role in critical mineral supply chains.

This meeting is being held ahead of the IEA Ministerial Meeting in Paris in February 2026.

“We look forward to deepening our partnership with the IEA, especially as ASEAN pursues greater regional energy connectivity as well as new renewable energy and energy intensity reduction goals,” Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology Tan See Leng said.