By: Daxim L. Lucas - 12:34 AM
January 28, 2017
The Philippines expressed full
support for the United Nation’s energy thrusts that run parallel with the
country’s own agenda such as ensuring energy security, promoting a low carbon
future, achieving total electrification and improving energy efficiency.
In a statement, the Department of
Energy said there was a need to strengthen the resiliency of energy
infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, noting it was a “key priority area”
for regional cooperation especially in the face of the intensifying effects of
climate change.
“The Philippines would like to propose
an emergent priority initiative to develop and strengthen energy infrastructure
resiliency in the Asia and the Pacific region,” Energy Undersecretary Jesus
Cristino Posadas said.
He made these comments during the
recent meeting of the newly established Committee on Energy of the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap) held
recently.
Posadas told the meeting at the
United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand that the
Philippines also backed the restructuring of the commission, including the
establishment of an energy committee.
The DOE official led high-ranking
delegates as chair and topic discussions moderator of the session on “Energy
Transition and Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.”
He emphasized the need for regional
energy cooperation and interconnectivity to achieve the sustainable development
goal of providing affordable, reliable, sustainable and clean energy for the
power-consuming public.
The Philippine initiative pushed by
Posadas was supported by other international contingents and was positively
acknowledged by the energy committee.
On the subject of power
infrastructure connectivity in the Asia-Pacific region, Posadas clarified that
“we do not refer only to the physical power transmission network or the gas or
oil pipeline, but also the information and communications network, both its
software and hardware.”
“This is an enabler of the
development of electricity spot markets and smart communications technology
which makes possible the two-way flow of electricity,” he added.
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