TITLE: Episode 11: Interview with Mr Bundit Sapianchai, President & CEO, BCPG Public Company Limited
Content: Expert Insights Series
Date: 30 September 2020
In this Interview we had the honour to sit down with Mr Bundit Sapianchai, CEO of BCPG group to discuss how the recent COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ASEAN energy sector and hear some of BCPG Group’s strategies to operate and cope during this crisis. Mr Sapianchai also shared his thoughts on the three trends impacting the energy industry the most in the next 5 years and provided us some insights on ASEAN emerging markets.


Episode 1:
EGAT’s Direction –Delivering Innovation & Energy Excellence
Content: Webinar
Date: 5 November 2020
Overview: In this far-reaching interview, the Senior Deputy Governor of EGAT’s Power Business, and Governor-in-waiting, Mr. Boonyanit Wongrukmit, will share with viewers the direction of travel for Thailand’s national utility as it approaches a period of significant transformation.
Episode 2:
LNG Market Entry Strategies: Supporting EGAT’s LNG Ambition
Content: Webinar
Date: 17 November 2020
Overview: As EGAT pivots toward LNG importation and distribution, it enters a market it is not entirely familiar with. The strategic partnerships and cooperation, combined with the need for new technologies discussed in the opening interview with Mr. Boonyanit, will be critical to the success of this new venture.
Episode 3: Enabling the Energy Transition: Strategies for RE Integration
Content: Webinar
Date: 3 December 2020
Overview: EGAT’s has set ambitious NRETs but integrating RE into the existing grid is a significant hurdle, requiring resilient and flexible grid systems. Learn how EGAT will approach this challenge and the support they require from the international community.


Episode 1: PLN's New Paradigm - Interview with the PLN President Director
Content: Webinar
Date: 15 July 2020
Overview: Launching the series, this interview with PLN’s President Director will provide a detailed insight into PLN’s New Paradigm. The President Director presented the core pillars of the strategy, Green, Lean, Customer Focus and Digital and what they mean for Indonesia’s power industry, and the opportunities it provides for investment from both domestic and international stakeholders.
Episode 2: How can Coal-Fired Generation Remain Relevant in a Changing Energy Landscape?
Content: Interview & Webinar
Date: 29 July 2020
Overview: The opening interview will provide insights into PLN’s coal strategy and its continued place in Indonesia’s energy mix. In the subsequent panel, our experts discussed the role of clean coal technologies in helping coal remain relevant amidst a regional push for clean energy.
Episode 3: PLN's Digital Future
Content: Interview & Webinar
Date: 12 August 2020
Overview: This interview will outline how digital technology features within PLN’s New Paradigm and highlight where the organisation sees maximum benefit to their existing and future operations, driving their investment strategy in the short- to medium-term.
Episode 4:
PLN's Smart Grid Strategy
Content: Interview & Webinar
Date: 26 August 2020
Overview: The interview will take a deep dive into PLN’s smart grid strategy and how the implementation of smart grids across Indonesia will facilitate the transition to renewable energy, while also helping to ensure a more reliable supply of power to a country plagued by blackouts, driving economic growth.

Episode 5: Meeting Indonesia's National Renewable Energy Target
Content: Interview & Webinar
Date: 9 September 2020
Overview: Indonesia's energy policy calls for 23% renewables in the national energy mix by 2025. A series of presentations will provide insights into the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources’ plan of how to achieve this ambitious figure, the role PLN plays in supporting this through their RE strategy, and the barriers the private sector faces in playing a role in Indonesia’s clean energy future, and how these can be overcome.
Episode 6: PLN Achieving 100% Electrification: The Role of Distributed Energy
Content: Interview & Webinar
Date: 23 September 2020
Overview: In the panel discussion, expert speakers will discuss the rise of microgrid technology and how these can be adopted to best suit PLN’s needs. Sometimes seen as a threat to national utilities’ existing business models, the discussion will provide insights into how PLN’s business models can be adapted to view the adoption of distributed energy and microgrids as an opportunity on which to capitalise.
Episode 7: Supporting Indonesia's Energy Sector Growth Through Domestic & International Investment
Content: Webinar
Date: 7 October 2020
Overview: In this discussion, speakers will highlight the opportunities for investment across the country’s power and electricity sectors, in line with the government’s energy strategy and PLN’s New Paradigm, whilst also sharing their views on the barriers investors face when considering Indonesia’s power sector and the appetite for investment in the country under the current legal and regulatory frameworks.


Episode 2: Impact of COVID-19 on the Asian Renewable Energy
Content: Interview
Date: 16 June 2020
Overview: In this interview with Vincent Bakker, we discussed about the Impact of COVID-19 on the Asian Renewable Energy Sector. Read Vincent’s insights into Positive Energy’s Industry Survey here & find out more about Positive Energy and their platform.
Episode 4: Blockchain - An Enabler for New Business Models
Content: Interview
Date: 22 June 2020
Overview: Maria Rossbander, Strategic Marketing, Innovation and Blockchain Expert, Siemens Energy, and Prof. Dr. Monika Sturm, Principal Key Expert in Digitalization, Siemens Energy, discuss the potential for blockchain to positively impact Southeast Asia’s energy systems.

Episode 6: Interview with Daniel Mallo, Societe Generale
Date: 30 June 2020
Overview: Daniel Mallo, Head of Energy, Infrastructure and Metals & Mining, Asia Pacific, Societe Generale, joins Simon for a general discussion about the state of the industry, the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the power sector, the availability of capital and he shares with us where he sees the bright spots in the region’s power sector going forward.

Episode 7: Interview with Narsingh Chaudhary, Black & Veatch
Date: 21 July 2020
Overview: Narsingh Chaudhary, Executive VP & MD, Asian Power Business, Black & Veatch discussed the opportunities that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has presented for the regional power sector, 3 trends he sees impacting the industry most in the next 5 years and how the regional power sector can prepare for the adoption of these trends.
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Episode 8: Interview with Yatin Premchand, Black & Veatch
Date: 23 July 2020
Overview: Yatin Premchand, MD of Management Consulting, Black & Veatch spoke about the investment strategies of multinational and development banks in Asia’s energy transformation, the investment opportunities and sector growth forecast across Asia, in view of the pandemic and how project developers, lenders and investors are viewing the RE opportunity in Asia.
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Episode 9: Interview with Achal Sonhdi, APAC Market Director, Fluence
Content: Expert Insights Series
Date: 2 September 2020
Overview: We had the opportunity to sit down with Achal Sondhi APAC Market Director for Fluence – a Siemens and AES Company and discussed the role of energy storage in making the grid more efficient, how feasible storage for the ASEAN region actually is and how ASEAN nations can help accelerate the adoption of storage.
Episode 10: Interview with Joerg Gmeinbauer, Global Vice President, Power & Utilities, Bureau Veritas
Episode 11: Interview with Mr Bundit Sapianchai, President & CEO, BCPG Public Company Limited
Content: Expert Insights Series
Date: 30 September 2020
Overview: In this Interview we had the honour to sit down with Mr Bundit Sapianchai, CEO of BCPG group to discuss how the recent COVID-19 pandemic has affected the ASEAN energy sector and hear some of BCPG Group’s strategies to operate and cope during this crisis.


