Jakarta, 24 April 2026: ERIA, in collaboration with the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), convened the first working group meeting for the preparation of the ERIA Energy Outlook 2027. Held online, the meeting brought together representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Viet Nam.

Dr Han Phoumin, Senior Energy Economist at ERIA and Working Group Leader, opened the meeting by outlining key updates and priorities for the forthcoming outlook. Mr Kentaro Noma, Programme Manager on Energy at ERIA, introduced the working group members and presented the overall direction of the report, highlighting its ASEAN-wide scope, alignment with the ASEAN Energy Outlook developed by the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), linkages with ERIA’s Carbon Neutral Scenario analysis, and the importance of capacity building.

In the second session, Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto, Energy Economist at ERIA, presented key findings from the ERIA Energy Outlook 2025. He highlighted the transport sector as a major driver of electricity demand, with particular focus on trends and policy developments related to electric vehicles in ASEAN. This was followed by country presentations from working group members on key demand drivers and strategies for electricity supply transformation.

The session also featured a focused discussion on the potential impacts of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, drawing on country-level observations and responses. Mr Noma concluded the session with a synthesis of key points and facilitated feedback from participants.

The third session covered technical and modelling aspects of the outlook:

• Ms Cecilya L. Malik, ASEAN Energy Expert, provided an overview of the ERIA Energy Outlook modelling framework.
• Mr M. Rizki Kresnawan, Senior Energy Modeller at the ASEAN Centre for Energy, presented progress on the 9th ASEAN Energy Outlook.
• Dr Seiya Endo, Senior Economist at IEEJ’s Energy Data and Modelling Center, introduced ERIA’s Carbon Neutral Scenario, including country-level analysis with a case study on Viet Nam.

The final session focused on the way forward for the ERIA Energy Outlook 2027. Participants discussed potential enhancements to the two core scenarios – the business-as-usual scenario and the low-carbon energy transition scenario – as well as approaches to improving data collection and analysis.

Building on these discussions, the working group will proceed with refining scenario design, strengthening modelling methodologies, collecting and analysing data, and developing timely ad hoc scenario analyses to respond to the evolving energy landscape in ASEAN.