About the Conferences

The two "Final EC-ASEAN Energy Facility Dissemination Conference & Meeting" in Bruxelles and Jakarta form part of the EC-ASEAN Energy Facility (EAEF).

With these conferences the EAEF aims at the dissemination of the 5-year long programme results and experiences, targeted at:
- Institutional Development;
- Stronger linkages between EU and ASEAN businessmen and policy makers; 
- Regulatory frameworks conducive to investment in regional energy issues; 
- Detailed investment and business opportunities for energy equipment and service suppliers; 
- References of European technology solutions adapted to ASEAN conditions; 
- Substantial implementation of the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Co-operation 1999-2004, and obviously - partly its continuation for 2004-2009

EAEF inventory includes 67 projects under four facilities and ten projects for Institutional Strengthening. All projects ended 12 December 2006. EC contribution value was endorsed at EUR 16.5 million for facilities and EUR 2 million for institutional strengthening. The total number of received project proposals amount to 180. The total number of organisations involved in EU and ASEAN is more than 500.

The conferences target the following groups:
- EU institutions and permanent representations 
- Energy agencies, regulators and power companies 
- RES industries 
- Research and academic institutes 
- Environmental NGOs and consumer groups 
- Consultancies 
- Financial institutions 
- EAEF interest groups

The Conferences are free of charge, whereas travel and accommodation expenses must be organised and paid for by the participant, unless separately invited by EAEF as speakers or dignitaries.