1. Notable Energy Developments Since EWG51 (MOFA, Japan)
Atsushi Suda
Principal Deputy Director for Economic Security Division
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
APEC EWG 52
October 2016

2. Overview
Study Tour to “the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA)”
G7 CONNEX Initiative International Conference on Capacity Building and Transparency in the extractives sector
Energy Charter Conference / International Seminar on Energy Security in Asia

3. 1. Study Tour to the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA)
Date : 25 Aug Participants 12 diplomats from 10 countries; Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, Germany, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States
Participating diplomats expressed keen interest in the research activities of most-advanced technologies undertaken by AIST.

4. Key Research Activities by FREA
Advanced Integration of Renewable Energies
Production and Utilization Technology for Hydrogen Carrier
Advanced Technology for Wind Power Generation
High-Performance Thin-Crystalline Silicon PV Modules
Effective and Sustainable use of Geothermal Resources
Ground-Source Heat Pump System and its System Optimization Technology
*Quoted from AIST website

5. 2. G7 CONNEX Initiative International Conference on Capacity Building and Transparency in the extractives sector
Date : Sept. 2016
Venue: JICA Building (Tokyo)
Participants :
Over 200 participants from government, industry, and academia
The main discussion
(1)Current situation of development in the resources sector.
(2)Current trends related to transparency of extractive industry.
(3)Challenges and prospects of Mid- long term support for capacity building, governance, and transparancy improvement in all phases of extractives projects.

6. The initiative on Strengthening Assistance for Complex Contract Negotiations (CONNEX)
1. Background
Launched at the G7 Brussels Summit in 2014
Aiming to provide developing country partners with multi-disciplinary
and concrete expertise for negotiating complex commercial contracts
To ensure such complex commercial contracts are well-conceived and well-negotiated
for a host country’s successful and inclusive development
2. Three Pillars of the CONNEX Initiative and the previous work
Pillar 1
Pillar 2
Pillar 3
Long-term capacity building and increasing transparency
- CONNEX Guiding Principles towards Sustainable Development
- G7 CONNEX Initiative International Conference on Capacity Building and Transparency on Sept.
Information integration
and accessibility
on existing resources
- Established an open web portal
@CCSI in
Enhancing existing negotiation support
- Endorsed the CONNEX Code of Conduct at the Elmau Summit
- Held a Negotiation Support Forum in Dec 2015 and Jun
Roadmap
Support Providers
Trainings

7. 3. Energy Charter Conference
Date and Venue: Nov Hotel Keio Plaza (Tokyo)
Theme:
“Relevance of the International Energy Charter to Global Challenges:
its potential contributions to sustainable development
and global efforts on climate change”
Key Discussions expected in
Ministerial Session
H.E. Fumio KISHIDA , Minister for Foreign Affairs, will chair the conference
Session1
“How the Energy Charter process can contribute to global climate change and sustainable development including energy access?”
Session2
“What kind of roles the Energy Charter process can play to address global energy challenges with views of Asian and African emerging countries?”

8. 4. International Seminar on Energy Security in Asia
Date : 25 Nov Venue : Hotel Keio Plaza (Tokyo)
To be held as the outreach session of Energy Charter Conference
Draft Agenda
*Subject to change
Theme : Global Energy Architecture and its Implications in Asia
Keynote speech
Dr. Fatih Birol (Executive Director, International Energy Agency)
Dr. Urban Rusnák (Secretary General, Energy Charter)
Dr. Xiansheng Sun (Secretary General, International Energy Forum)
Session 1
Global Energy Architecture for better global energy future: Challenges and Opportunities
Session 2
How to strengthen Energy Security by better mobilizing global energy architecture:
Implication in Asia and Future