📋 Tender Overview
Project No. SMEWG_101_2025A
Project Title: APEC Workshop on Building Capacity for SMEs in Energy Transition Process
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
APEC Support Fund
Sub-fund
ASF: Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon and Energy Resiliency Measures (EELCER)
Project Year
2025
Project Session
*
Session 1
APEC Funding
99,915
Co-funding Amount
10,000
Total Project Value
109,915
Sponsoring Forum
Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group (SMEWG)
Topics
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Energy
Committee
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
Viet Nam
Co-Sponsoring Economies
Indonesia; Korea; Philippines; Thailand
Expected Start Date
01/12/2025
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2026
Project Proponent Name 1
Pham Quynh Mai
Job Title 1
Deputy Director General
Organization 1
Ministry of Industry and Trade Viet Nam
Telephone 1
8424522
Email 1
MaiPQ@moit.gov.vn
Project Proponent Name 2
Ly Nugyen
Job Title 2
Official
Organization 2
Ministry of Industry and Trade Viet Nam
Telephone 2
842422205412
Email 2
htapec@gmail.com
Declaration
Pham Quynh Mai
Project Summary
In response to the APEC Leaders 2024’s commitments to accelerate their clean, sustainable, just, affordable, and inclusive energy transitions through various pathways, consistent with global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions / carbon neutrality by or around mid-century, while taking into account the latest scientific developments and different domestic circumstances , this project aims to explore opportunities and challenges in promoting sustainable energy transition in APEC, with a focus on SMEs, which constitutes about 98% in most APEC member economies, as well as share experiences and best practices in how to address obstacles to promote SMEs in the energy transition with views of enhancing competion and competitiveness and pursuing sustainable development in the long run.
A 2-day physical workshop is expected to be held in Viet Nam.
Relevance
Region
In the global concern and efforts of addressing environmental challenges, energy transition has become increasingly inevitable in many corners of the world from daily life to business practices including manufacturing, transportation, business running and operation, etc. SMEs is recorded to constitute a large proportion in many APEC member economies, which make their adoption of energy transition a great impact on sustainable economic growth and development.
Transitioning to sustainable energy practices requires careful planning, investment, and implementation of new technologies. For SMEs, which have limited resouces in finance, human, or technologies capabilities, etc., the transitioning to clean and sustainable energy will be of great challenges including low-awareness, risk-avoidant culture, a lack o
