[Closed-door] ATTS focus group on Strengthening ASEAN’s Energy Security and Regional Economic Resilience

The ASEAN Think Tanks Summit (ATTS) workshop on “Strengthening ASEAN’s Energy Security and Regional Economic Resilience” will address the following issues:

The virtual FGD will examine the implications of external energy shocks on ASEAN economies and assess the effectiveness of existing regional energy cooperation arrangements. We will explore key vulnerabilities and implementation gaps across areas such as regional emergency coordination, information-sharing, stockpiling, cross-border energy interconnectivity, regional energy trade and supply diversification. The discussion will also consider the links between energy security, critical supply chains, carbon neutrality and macroeconomic resilience, as well as opportunities to strengthen institutional coordination, infrastructure financing and cooperation with ASEAN’s external partners. Through collaborative dialogue, we aim to identify practical short- and medium-term priorities that can strengthen ASEAN’s preparedness, regional interconnectivity and economic resilience.

The discussions from this workshop will be presented at the 3rd ATTS for further deliberations. The ATTS is an annual Track 1.5 dialogue held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS) network, and other think tank partners. Insights from ATTS workshops held throughout the year will be incorporated into the 3rd ATTS policy memorandum to be circulated to the ASEAN Secretariat and the Permanent Representatives of ASEAN Member States (AMS).