Southeast Asia, with its diverse landscape, is at the forefront of dealing with the effects of climate change. We encounter a range of climate challenges, including rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns, intensified tropical storms, and more frequent floods. These weather shifts impact various aspects of life, such as the environment, agriculture, and water management. Responding to the distinctive challenges posed by Southeast Asia's climate, Manila Water has elevated climate action to a fundamental commitment by issuing a comprehensive Climate Change Policy across the group. This policy, established as early as 2007, has evolved over the years, aligning with emerging trends, scientific research, and regulatory policies. At its core, our climate action emphasizes four key components, adaptation, resource efficiency, transition to renewable energy, and wastewater management. Adaptation With a focus on adaptation, we prioritize water security, asset resilience, and eme
Every meaningful shift toward a cleaner future begins with responsibility. It is the kind that drives industries, governments, and communities to act with purpose. Similarly, Korea Energy Trade was founded on this belief, embracing the notion that sustainable energy is not just an option but the foundation for a better tomorrow. Despite its short history, the company’s leadership draws on decades of proven expertise in the energy sector. This blend of fresh vision and seasoned experience enables Korea Energy Trade to bridge the gap between ambition and execution, delivering forward-thinking strategies anchored in real-world industry insight. Its mission rests on two core pillars. The B2R platform is a first-of-its-kind digital bridge connecting businesses directly with renewable energy providers, simplifying clean power adoption. The second is the R business, which develops and supplies eco-friendly electricity through advanced power generation projects. Together, they turn sustainability commitments into measurable, impactful results. From Samsung Group to mid-sized automotive, electronics, and heavy industry manufacturers, Korea Energy Trade is recognized for its partnership-driven approach, listening first, and then tailoring solutions that align environmental responsibility with business growth. “Our vision is to help high-energy-consuming businesses, rather than households or shops, transition to renewable energy,” says Yusang Kim, Managing Director, Korea Energy Trade. Turning Clean Energy Goals into Lasting Impact Through its innovative B2R platform, Korea Energy Trade streamlines access to vetted power generation projects, delivering scalable solutions like power purchase agreements (PPAs), rooftop solar leasing, and green investment opportunities. Another key differentiator lies in its relationships. The company recognizes that the shift to 100 percent renewable energy is not a single event but an ongoing journey that demands commitment, expertise, and adaptability. Korea Energy Trade offers continuous advisory services to support clients on this journey, ensuring organizations can confidently navigate evolving energy systems and regulatory landscapes. This role is vital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), where limited resources and the absence of specialized teams hinder sustainable energy adoption. Acting as an outsourced energy transition partner, it makes the process both manageable and impactful, removing barriers that prevent SMEs from embracing renewable solutions. .
Recharge Power is a leading battery energy storage system integrator (BESSI) providing services to customers in Taiwan and Asia. It is an integration service provider for energy storage systems, focusing on developing and designing BESS projects, site construction and O&M, energy management systems, and aggregator services. With the experience and technical expertise, Recharge Power aims to empower greener grids in these regions.
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Courtney Allen, Director, Electric Operations, PECO
Robert Gomez, Head of Onshore Asset Management, Ørsted
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B2R platforms are fundamentally reshaping the relationship between individuals, communities, and the energy grid in the APAC driving a future that is more secure, sustainable, and equitable.
The APAC region can achieve sustainable energy through the integration of AI and circular economy principles, optimizing resource recovery, waste heat management, and creating economic opportunities while minimizing environmental impacts.
A Smarter Path to Renewable Power
Across APAC, B2R renewable energy platforms are quietly transforming how clean power reaches businesses and communities. By linking companies directly to renewable assets, these platforms are helping countries accelerate their decarbonization efforts while making energy markets more efficient and transparent. Digital marketplaces and dashboards make the process of origination, contracting, and settlement smoother, cutting through friction, unlocking corporate demand, and allowing renewable projects to grow faster. The result is a system where climate goals and commercial clarity move together. The momentum is coming from multiple directions. Policy changes and improved grid access are opening new paths for corporate procurement, from virtual and physical power purchase agreements to community-based aggregation and renewable energy certificates. Advances in technology, including AI-driven forecasting and digital monitoring, are making energy yield more predictable and compliance easier, reducing risk for both lenders and project sponsors. At the same time, storage solutions, flexible demand, and distributed generation are expanding the markets that B2R platforms can serve, offering tailored clean-power solutions to both large enterprise campuses and multi-site SMEs. For companies, the benefits show up quickly in portfolio-wide visibility of emissions, more predictable long-term energy costs, and credible progress toward science-based targets. Developers experience faster sales cycles, more diverse offtake, and better access to blended financing, along with greater transparency around performance and interconnection. As energy demand grows across APAC, particularly from data centers and industrial hubs, B2R platforms are proving to be a practical and scalable way to bring more renewable energy online, even as market conditions continue to evolve. This edition spotlights insights from Damien Dupont, Renewable Energy Manager at Watercare Services, and Bruce Fleming, Executive Vice President at Montana Renewables, who trace the contours of a system in transition—cleaner, smarter, more flexible, and ultimately more investable. We believe their insights will help you make better business decisions.