The Opening Ceremony of 2023 ASEAN Energy Chairmanship: Sustainable Energy Security through Interconnectivity

On 31st March 2023, Indonesia held the opening ceremony of the 2023 ASEAN Energy Chairmanship. The theme of this year’s energy chairmanship is “Sustainable Energy Security through Interconnectivity,” and the event was attended by various energy leaders from different international organisations. During the opening speeches, Mr. Jisman Hutajulu, Directorate General of Electricity, spoke about the period of Indonesia’s chairmanship in the energy sector. Although the energy chairmanship is still held by Cambodia from June 2022 to June 2023, Indonesia was able to start the chairmanship earlier in accordance with the Cambodian Joint Agreement at the Special Senior Officials Meeting on Energy