Philippines Spearheads ASEAN Committee in Oslo Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry
Ambassador Enrico T. Fos delivered his welcome address at the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway. (Oslo PE photo)
OSLO 25 March 2024 – In support of the Philippine government's current energy plan towards attaining a clean energy future, the Philippine Embassy in Oslo hosted the ASEAN Committee in Oslo (ACO) Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at its Chancery.
In his welcome address, Philippine Ambassador to Norway Enrico T. Fos presented the ASEAN region as being endowed with potential renewable sources that can provide local and affordable alternatives to fossil fuels. He also shared the region´s interest to collaborate with the Norwegian energy industry and enhance energy cooperation in the region.
The program included energy policy updates from each ASEAN diplomatic mission resident in Norway. Ambassador Fos highlighted the statement of Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that “renewable energy is the way forward,” and that the Philippines is “aggressively promoting renewables so that it provides a 35% share in the power mix by 2030, and then on to 50% by 2040.” Ambassador Fos further reiterated that the Philippines has opened renewable energy projects to foreign investments to accelerate the realization of this green energy goal.
Over a dozen Norwegian companies in the renewable energy industry participated in the event which was conducted by the Philippine Embassy in cooperation with the Singapore-Norway Chamber of Commerce (SNCC) and the Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP). Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, Innovation Norway and Nor-Shipping were also present.
SNCC Chair of the Board Erik Borgen facilitated the presentations of the Norwegian companies and moderated the Q&A that followed. Matters on value chains relevant in the renewable energy sector, particularly in offshore wind (OSW), hydropower, solar energy, and carbon capture and storage (CCS), among others, were discussed by the Norwegian companies.
The Forum was an auspicious occasion for dialogue and networking on the renewable energy prospects in the Philippines and in the ASEAN region given Norway´s global leadership in the energy sector. END
The ASEAN Committee in Oslo led by (front row, from left to right) Ambassador Enrico T. Fos (Philippines), Ambassador Nho Hung Dinh (Vietnam), Ambassador Teuku Faizasyah (Indonesia), Counsellor Thet Thinzar Tun (Myanmar), and Minister Counsellor Monsak Jangariyawong (Thailand) together with the participants of the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry at the Philippine Embassy on 13 March 2024. The Norwegian renewables industry companies represented at the Forum include the following: DNV, Equinor, Scatec, Deep Wind Offshore, Mainstream Renewable Power, Aker Solutions, Sevan SSP, Imenco International, Tinfos, Enerquip, Capsol Technologies, and ECOnnect Energy. (Oslo PE photo)
The ASEAN Committee in Oslo (ACO) at the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry, Philippine Embassy, 13 March 2024: (from left to right) Minister Counsellor Monsak Jangariyawong (Thailand), Counsellor Thet Thinzar Tun (Myanmar), Ambassador Enrico T. Fos (Philippines), Ambassador Teuku Faizasyah (Indonesia), and Ambassador Nho Hung Dinh (Vietnam). (Oslo PE photo)
Participants to the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry held at the Philippine Embassy on 13 March 2024 include representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Energy, Innovation Norway and Nor-Shipping, and over a dozen Norwegian companies in the renewable energy industry. (Oslo PE photo)
Ambassador of the Philippines to Norway Enrico T. Fos presents the Philippines´ energy policy updates at the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway. (Oslo PE photo)
Ambassador of Indonesia to Norway Teuku Faizasyah presents Indonesia´s energy policy updates at the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway. (Oslo PE photo)
Ambassador of Vietnam to Norway Nho Hung Dinh presents Vietnam´s energy policy updates at the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway. (Oslo PE photo)
Chair of the Board of Singapore-Norway Chamber of Commerce (SNCC) Erik Borgen facilitates the Norwegian companies´ presentations at the ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway. (Oslo PE photo)
The ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway kicks off with a half-hour coffee and networking session. (Oslo PE photo)
The ACO Forum on Norwegian Renewables Industry on 13 March 2024 at the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway kicks off with a half-hour coffee and networking session. (Oslo PE photo)
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