1. Project Update ENERGY RESILIENCY TASK FORCE
Improving Energy Resiliency in Off-grid Areas in APEC Member Economies

2. Project Milestones Energy Resiliency Workshop
Dissemination of Guidelines
Workshop Design and Planning
Workshop on the Guidelines Framework
EWG 51
Drafting and approval of Guidelines
Cebu Declaration
EWG 50 / 1st ERTF Mtg
Preparations for the June Workshop
The timeline presents the key activities done since the 2015 Cebu Declaration
It is timely that the Philippines has been working on a workshop for energy resiliency as early as July 2015
The Energy Resiliency Task Force has a much broader task, and the workshop on energy resiliency in off-grid areas serves as a starting point for more comprehensive energy resiliency initiatives
ERTF Formation
Online Survey
October 2015
Dec 2015
February 2016
April
2016
May
2016
June
2016
Sept
2016

3. Project Objectives
To facilitate exchange of experiences on energy resiliency;
To recommend actions to strengthen energy resiliency in off-grid areas;
To explore innovations on power systems applicable to different member countries;
To formulate and disseminate guidelines to improve the resiliency of energy facilities
The essential objective of the workshop is to gather the inputs, experiences, and expertise of the different member economies on energy resiliency in off-grid areas and to synthesize them into a set of practical and versatile guidelines that will enable the member economies to develop energy resiliency within their own context
The workshop will be the integrative process for the guidelines and its finalization will continue until September when we aim to have it disseminated to all member economies

4. Survey Survey results contribute to the drafting of the guidelines
6 out of 21 member economies have responded
Survey is available online and will be open until May 30
We are exhausting all possible means to gather your inputs, and the survey is one of them, your responses are important and forms part of the design of the guidelines
We would like to specially mention our colleagues from Thailand who were the first to respond to the survey
Thanks too to those who have answered the survey – Chinese Taipei, US, Chile, Australia (and the Philippines)

5. Framework for Guidelines
Framework on developing the guidelines prepared, with key inputs from the survey and initial research and workshops done by the Philippines
Includes key considerations such as policy and planning, infrastructure design, and community engagement
Presents case studies on effects of climate change to energy systems and features resiliency initiatives
In the spirit of preparing in advance and to jump start the process of developing the guidelines, we have also been doing some research and we have done 2 workshops to develop the framework of the energy resiliency guidelines
The framework presents key considerations and case studies that can be further articulated in the guidelines as “how- tos” or methods

6. Workshop in June Dates: June 15 to 17, 2016
Venue: Shangri La Hotel, Boracay
General Schedule:
June 14/15 – Arrival
June – Workshop Proper
June – Project Site Visits
June – Departure
The workshop will be on June 15 to 17, Boracay Island
Please note that the workshop venue will be at Shangrila Hotel, but you can directly book in other hotels as well. Our team will assist in providing you information and we will also take care of the transportation from your hotel to the venue and back. As such, we would appreciate if you can confirm your attendance and inform us of your hotel booking as soon as possible, so we can arrange the transportation in advance.
Please plan on arriving on the morning of June 15 as we will start the workshop at 1pm of the same day

7. Workshop in June Major Topics Policies, Regulations, and Laws
Programs and Pilot Projects
Institutional Arrangements and Coordination
Financing Energy Resiliency
Role of Women in Developing Energy Resiliency
Energy and Water Nexus
The workshop will focus on 4 enabling mechanisms namely: 1) Policies, regulations, and laws 2) Programs and pilot projects 3) Institutional Arrangements and 4) Financing. Then we also included two important topics emphasized in the Cebu Declaration : 1) The Role of Women in Energy Resiliency and 2) Energy and Water Nexus
We will start the workshop with a keynote address on the Key Issues and Barriers in Promoting Energy Resilience in Off-grid Areas. This will be immediately be followed by a plenary presentations and discussions on the enabling mechanisms and the special topics
On day two, we will delve deeper into the topics as we go into break out sessions; each major topic will have a focus namely
Breakout Session 1 – Policies, Regulations and Laws Focus: Planning Approaches for Energy Resilience
Breakout Session 2 – Programs and Pilot Projects Focus: Best Practices in Strengthening Off-grid Energy Infrastructure Resilience
Breakout Session 3 – Institutional Arrangements and Coordination Focus: Strategies to Engage and Mobilize Communities
Breakout Session 4 – Financing Energy Resilience Focus: Funding Opportunities for Energy Resilience
Breakout Session 5 – Role of Women in Developing Energy Resilience Focus: The Role of Women in Coordination, Quick Response, and Recovery
Breakout Session 6 – Energy and Water Nexus Focus: Strategies to Balance Energy and Water Use

8. Workshop in June Project Site Visits
When we were in the early stages of planning the workshop, we identified actual off-grid areas as sites for project visit, such places included an island off Cebu Province and interior upland villages in Palawan Province; however, due to their very nature as off-grid communities, we realized that an actual site visit in off-grid area would be logistically impractical and will consume the time we need for discussions and sharing of experiences;
As such , we selected these two project sites that can best approximate off-grid areas and demonstrates different scales, and that are near our workshop venue; balancing accessibility and projects to visit also determined the choice of venue for our workshop
The project sites are by no means perfect examples of energy resiliency, but they will feature some elements of it which can serve as starting points for discussions and sharing of best practices and experiences;
The project site visits are meant to elicit inputs from the participants as much as they are intended to impart lessons learned and prospects for further energy resiliency
Small scale: 14 kW solar charging station, for off-grid clean transport and disaster preparedness
Large scale: 36 MW wind farm, for energy supply diversification

9. Moving Forward Please respond to the survey
Confirm participation and arrange travel
Recommend or volunteer as moderators or speakers
Bring and share best practices and lessons learned on energy resiliency
We look forward to getting your confirmation of participation and we are eager to see you in Boracay this June
We will distribute the detailed program of activities and a workshop travel flyer to help you in planning your trip

10. Thank You and Mabuhay!