ECCJ held the kick-off meeting of the FY2022 energy conservation support project for ASEAN countries

ECCJ held the kick-off meeting of the FY2022 energy conservation support project for ASEAN countries

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Under the instruction and financial support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) (in the project for contributing to the rational use of energy in developing nations and the EE&C capacity building program), the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ) held the kick-off meeting of the current fiscal year’s AJEEP (ASEAN-JAPAN Energy Efficiency Partnership) Scheme 5 in an online format on October 5, 2022.  At the meeting, ECCJ gave an outline of the new scheme, explained the meaning of carbon neutrality (CN) diagnosis, asked each ASEAN country to report on their policies for realizing carbon neutrality and the issues relating to carbon neutrality diagnosis, and requested them to select candidate factories and buildings for conducting carbon neutrality diagnosis in their own countries.

1. A keynote speech regarding carbon neutrality policies in Japan was given by Mr. Masashi Hoshino, ANRE Director. 
2. An outline of the AJEEP Scheme 5 was given by ECCJ, and explanations were made of the carbon neutrality diagnosis methods. 
3. The carbon neutrality policies in each ASEAN country were confirmed, together with the issues relating to carbon neutrality diagnosis. 
4. ECCJ requested the selection of candidate factories and buildings for conducting carbon neutrality diagnosis in each of the participants’ countries.

Opening remarks (Thailand)	Keynote Speaker, Mr. Masashi Hoshino, ANRE Director	Group photograph

1. A keynote speech regarding carbon neutrality policies in Japan was given by Mr. Masashi Hoshino, ANRE Director.
2. ECCJ gave an outline of the AJEEP Scheme 5, and lectures about carbon neutrality energy diagnosis methods. 
3. Discussions were held regarding the selection of candidate factories and buildings for conducting carbon neutrality diagnosis. ECCJ asked each ASEAN country to create guidelines before the holding of the carbon neutrality diagnosis seminar and to select candidate factories and buildings for conducting carbon neutrality diagnosis. 
4. The candidate factories and buildings will be decided at the carbon neutrality diagnosis seminar that will be held in February 2023. 
5. Considering the linking with AJEEP Scheme 4, a carbon neutrality project will be established from the next fiscal year to contribute to the benefits for Japanese companies.

* AJEEP: ASEAN-JAPAN Energy Efficiency Partnership
Program for building EE&C capacity in the ASEAN region by dispatching experts and implementing training in Japan