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ACE.
ACE is an intergovernmental
organization established by Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. It is guided by Governing Council
composed of the Senior Officials on energy of the ASEAN countries and a
representative from the ASEAN Secretariat. Core funding is provided by an
Energy Endowment Fund established from equal contributions of the ten member
countries and managed by a private fund manager.
The Centre
is envisioned to be a catalyst for the economic growth and development
of the ASEAN region by initiating, coordinating and facilitating regional
as well as joint and collective activities on energy. To realize this
vision, the Centre will accelerate the integration of energy strategies
within ASEAN by providing relevant information state-of-the-art technology
and expertise to ensure that over the long term, necessary energy development
policies and programmes are in harmony with the economic growth and the
environmental sustainability of the region.
Since its
establishment, ACE has been instrumental in preparing the ASEAN Plan of
Action for Energy Cooperation 1999-2004, a plan that is assiduously implemented
by ASEAN's specialist organizations in the field of energy. ACE facilitates
and coordinates the work of these specialist organizations, including
the Forum of Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (HAPUA), the ASEAN
Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE), the ASEAN Forum on Coal (AFOC), the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Sub-sector Network (EE&C-SSN) and the
New and Renewable Sources of Energy Subsector Network (NRSE-SSN). The
major programmes under this plan are:
1. ASEAN
Power Grid;
2. Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline;
3. Coal and Clean Coal Technology Promotion;
4. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Promotion;
5. New and renewable Energy Development; and
6. Energy Policy and environmental Analysis.
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