03 February 2017 BANGKOK — Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Mr. Jesus Cristino Posadas headed the Philippine delegation, along with DOE Director Mr. Jesus Tamang and other senior officials during the inaugural session of the Committee on Energy of the UNESCAP took place at the UNESCAP Conference Center in Bangkok from January 17 to 19.

The Committee on Energy discussed energy priorities, trends and initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. Energy ministers and representatives discussed energy infrastructure development, connectivity, renewable energy development, as well as progress in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 7 on clean energy. END