Energy Commission of Malaysia Hosts ASEAN’s First Pilot Summer School for Energy Regulators

Energy Commission of Malaysia Hosts ASEAN’s First Pilot Summer School for Energy Regulators

Putrajaya, 22 September 2025 – The Energy Commission of Malaysia (Suruhanjaya Tenaga - ST), in its capacity as Chair of the ASEAN Energy Regulators Network (AERN), is proud to host the Pilot Summer School for Energy Regulators in ASEAN, held from 22 to 26 September 2025 at the PETRONAS Leadership Centre, Selangor.

This inaugural program is the first of its kind in the region, modelled after the long-standing and well-regarded Summer School on Regulation held annually in Florence. It is organised in collaboration with the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and in partnership with the Florence School of Regulation (FSR), European University Institute, with support from the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE).

The five-day training brings together 35 mid-level professionals from regulatory bodies and utilities across the ASEAN Member States and Timor-Leste to strengthen regulatory capacity, exchange best practices and prepare for the establishment of the ASEAN School of Regulation. The programme combines expert-led lectures, case studies, interactive group work and field visits, with a focus on cross-border power trade, market integration, renewable energy adoption and regulatory harmonisation within ASEAN.

The Opening Ceremony was officiated by YBrs. Puan Siti Safinah binti Salleh, Chair of AERN 2025 and Chief Executive Officer of ST on behalf of YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Shamsul Azri bin Abu Bakar, Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia (KSN) and Chairman of ST. The remarks highlighted Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability” and that the Summer School represents a milestone in building the region’s regulatory capacity, supporting the ASEAN Power Grid and advancing ASEAN’s shared energy transition goals.

As coordinator and host of the event, ST reaffirms its commitment to advancing regional cooperation and ensuring that regulators and utilities are well-equipped to guide ASEAN’s journey towards a secure, sustainable and inclusive energy future.