We are excited to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the Japan-U.S.-Mekong Power Partnership (JUMPP) with the JUMPP Anniversary Publication! Since 2019, the Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources Power Sector Program, along with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has helped push the energy transition in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Through over 60…
EAP Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s Keynote Address for the Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Dialogue on Infrastructure and Energy Good morning and good evening, everyone. It is an honor to speak to so many distinguished guests, YSEALI participants, innovators, leaders, and policy makers from across the region. It is a region I am passionate about, having recently…
Did you know: Thailand used 60 TW of power just to run air conditioning in 2020—but stricter energy efficiency standards could reduce this consumption by 20 to 30 percent? Cambodia's hydropower production was curtailed by the Mekong drought in 2019-2020? Vietnam was a late starter in renewable energy, but feed-in tariffs helped install 9GW of…