On September 9, a workshop on Deepening Energy Cooperation and Coordination in the Asia-Pacific was held in Beijing, bringing together more than 100 representatives from energy authorities of APEC economies, international organizations, energy companies and research institutions.
Held as part of APEC Beijing Energy Week, the workshop focused on the evolving landscape of energy cooperation in the Asia-Pacific, including emerging needs, challenges and potential pathways for deeper collaboration.
Xiong Minfeng, deputy director-general of the Department of International Cooperation at the National Energy Administration, said deeper regional energy cooperation should reflect the diverse development conditions of Asia-Pacific economies and advance an approach built on inclusiveness, innovation and collaboration. This would help strengthen synergies among energy security, the green transition and socioeconomic development, he said.
Xiong called for greater use of APEC's institutional strengths and its role as a platform for regional cooperation, with a focus on policy dialogue and experience sharing. These efforts, he said, can help build a more stable and sustainable framework for energy cooperation across the region.
A report titled From Industry Practice to Regional Coordination: Practices and Prospects for Asia-Pacific Energy Cooperation and Coordination was released at the workshop. The report is one of five energy-sector host economy contributions for China's 2026 APEC host year. Under the guidance of the National Energy Administration, it was led by the Institute of Energy at Peking University, a China-based member of the APEC Energy Partners Network.
Yang Lei, vice dean of the Institute of Energy at Peking University, presented the report's key findings. Drawing on the experience of companies and industry organizations in areas such as wind and solar power, energy storage, hydrogen, transportation and low-carbon fuels, the report examines common challenges facing energy cooperation across the Asia-Pacific.
Asia-Pacific economies differ significantly in their resource endowments, stages of development, industrial bases, market structures and governance capacities. Against this backdrop, the energy transition, technological advances and shifts in global supply chains are creating new opportunities for regional collaboration while also raising new challenges for cross-border projects and coordination.
Yang said stakeholders should uphold the principles of inclusiveness, openness, collaboration, pragmatism and mutual benefit in pursuing voluntary cooperation. Greater coordination across industrial supply chains, closer alignment of rules and standards, infrastructure development, investment support and the sharing and application of project outcomes could help build a more stable, long-term and multi-layered framework for regional energy cooperation, he said.
Representatives from energy and related industries, including CATL, GE Vernova, CIMC Enric and Aodais Energy, shared their experience with projects and partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region. Experts from the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization, the Hydrogen Energy Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of Industrial Development, Sinopec Economics and Development Research Institute and the China Center for International Economic and Technological Exchange also discussed practical approaches to regional energy cooperation and institutional innovation.
Download the report ( CN / EN ).
https://energy.pku.edu.cn/tzgg/yjyxw/cd682c9e221a4655baa21781bd03085e.htm