APEC Self-Funded Project Proposal Coversheet
Please submit through APEC Secretariat Program Director.
Project Title:
Project Number
(Assigned by Secretariat):
APEC Initiative for Quality of Electric Power Infrastructure Development
EWG 06 2015S
Committee /
WG / Sub-fora / Task-force:
EWG
Proposing APEC economy:
Japan
Co-sponsoring economies:
Chinese Taipei, Peru, the Philippines, the United States
Date approved by fora:
Expected start date:
Expected completion date:
Project summary:
Briefly describe the project.
Your summary should
include the project topic,
planned activities,
timing and location:
15 May 2015
31 March 2017
At the APEC Ministerial Meeting in November 2014, Ministers recognized
that lifecycle cost, environmental impacts, and safety such as resilience to
natural disasters constitute the key elements of infrastructure quality, and
agreed the APEC Guidebook on Quality of Infrastructure Development and
Investment.
Based on the spirit of the Guidebook, with a view to developing high-quality
electric power infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan proposes to
launch an initiative for the quality of electric power infrastructure
development. The initiative consists of the following activities:
(1) survey on the current state and outlook of electric power infrastructure
in the APEC region;
(2) formulating a guideline for developing high-quality electric power
infrastructure;
(3) capacity building for disseminating the guideline.
In this context, a progress report will be made at the APEC Energy
Ministerial Meeting (EMM) in Cebu, the Philippines in October 2015, and a
final guideline will be endorsed at the EWG and introduced to the APEC
Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in 2016.
Total cost of project (USD):
715,194
(Travel: 173,158; Labor costs: 514,536; Hosting: 27,500;
Publication & distribution: 0; Other: 0)
Project Overseer Information and Declaration:
Name: Mr. Shinichi KIHARA
Title: Director, International Affairs Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Organization: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan
Postal address: 1-3-1 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3501-0598
E-mail: kihara-shinichi@meti.go.jp, nagatani-shobu@meti.go.jp, kurumi-kazuhiro@meti.go.jp
As Project Overseer and on behalf of the above said Organization, I will ensure that all Project outputs (Project
reports, proceedings, slides, presentations, CDs, etc.), will comply with the APEC Publications, APEC Logo
and Copyrights Guidelines before being published. The guidelines are at:
http://www.apec.org/About-Us/About-APEC/Policies-and-Procedures.aspx
Mr. Shinichi KIHARA
Name of Project Overseer
Dr. Phyllis Yoshida
Name of Forum Chair/Lead Sheppard
Date:
Project Synopsis
1. Relevance: Why should APEC undertake this project? What problem or opportunity will the
project address and why is it important?
This project is related to the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Beijing, China in December 2014, where
Ministers recognized that lifecycle cost, environmental impacts, and safety including resilience to natural
disasters, constitute key elements of infrastructure quality, and welcomed the APEC Guidebook on
Quality of Infrastructure Development and Investment.
Energy demand is expected to increase in medium to long term, which leads to large investment in
developing energy infrastructure. According to IEA, electricity demand in Southeast Asian countries is
expected to increase constantly by 140% between 2012 and 2035, which leads to cumulative investment
of about US$ 990 billion in power sector. In the meantime, it is necessary to develop energy
infrastructure not in terms of short-term financial interest, but in terms of long-term and appropriate
perspectives considering lifecycle cost, CO2 emissions reduction and resilience.
Moreover, it is important to note that there are a lot of issues to be considered on electric power
infrastructure such as: stable energy supply; best energy mix; geopolitical considerations; energy
security; diversification of energy procurement; energy prices; emergency response measures; safety;
regional development; and social problems.
In light of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is necessary to promote high-quality electric power
infrastructure in the APEC Region, and the Energy Working Group (EWG) is an appropriate forum for
developing a guideline for developing high-quality electric power infrastructure.
The guideline is not a general rule for electric power but needs to be developed in consideration of the
fact that electric power is vitally important infrastructure with unique properties such as socio economic
impacts, national involvement, diversity of power sources, and close relation with trade and
environmental issues.
2. Objectives: Describe the 2-3 key objectives of the project. (e.g., to... create a framework...;
ensure participants will be able to...; share experiences...; enhance understanding...;
develop recommendations...; build interest...; revise strategies... etc.)
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To conduct survey on the current state and outlook of electric power infrastructure in the APEC
region
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To formulate a guideline for developing high-quality electric power infrastructure
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To provide capacity building for disseminating the guideline for policy makers and concerned
parties
3. Alignment: Describe how the project will help achieve APEC’s key priorities and meet your
forum’s work-plan or medium-term plan.
This project is expected to help each APEC economy to achieve “Sustainable” and “Secure Growth”,
the two of five growth attributes of the APEC Leaders’ Growth Strategy adopted at the 2010 APEC
Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Yokohama, 2010.
This project is also expected to contribute to one of four priorities of APEC 2015, “Building Sustainable
and Resilient Communities”, as well as the theme of the coming APEC Ministerial Meeting (EMM) in
Cebu, the Philippines, “Towards an Energy Resilient APEC Community”.
4. Methodology: How do you plan to implement the project? In this section, address:
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Timeline: Project timelines and dates for key activities and deliverables
The project will include the following tasks:
Activity
Deliverable
Start research on the current state and outlook of
electric power infrastructure in the APEC Region
May 2015
Progress report at the EWG49
(Gyeongju, Korea)
Power point slides
June 2015
The 1st Workshop for sharing the importance of
high-quality electric power infrastructure and
discussing possible elements to be incorporated
into a guideline for developing high-quality electric
power infrastructure
(Tokyo, Japan)
Power point slides
August 2015
Progress report at the EMM
(Cebu, the Philippines)
Power point slides
or oral presentation
October 2015
Start drafting the guideline for developing highquality electric power infrastructure
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Timing
October 2015
Progress report at the EWG50
Power point slides
November 2015
(TBC)
Presentation for the draft guideline at the EWG51
Power point slides
April 2016
(TBC)
2nd Workshop for discussing the draft guideline
(Tokyo, Japan)
Power point slides
July 2016
Complete the draft guideline
Final guideline
August 2016
Endorsement of the final guideline at the EWG52
Final guideline
October 2016
(TBC)
Introduce the guideline to APEC Ministerial
Meeting (AMM)
Final guideline
November 2016
(TBC)
3rd Workshop for capacity building (TBC)
Power point slides
December 2016
(TBC)
4th Workshop for capacity building (TBC)
Power point slides
January 2017
(TBC)
5th Workshop for capacity building (TBC)
Power point slides
February 2017
(TBC)
Stakeholders: Beneficiaries and stakeholders (APEC & non-APEC) and how they will be
engaged
Beneficiaries and stakeholders of this project may include all APEC economies. Non-APEC
governments, organizations or individuals are also possible beneficiaries.
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Previous projects/activities: If and how this proposal builds on the findings or lessons
learned from previous projects/activities, while avoiding duplication
Japan will try to make the best use of the results of APEC Self-Funded Project: Capacity
Building of Infrastructure Development and Investment in APEC (CTI 02 2014S), where “APEC
Guidebook on Quality of Infrastructure Development and Investment” was developed.
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Communication: How you plan to communicate the results or benefits of this project to
others
Progress reports will be made at EWG meetings. For further dissemination, the final report
will be uploaded on APEC and APERC websites for public access.