Kuala Lumpur, 16 October 2025: ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe met with YAB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation of Malaysia, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Energy Meetings.

President Watanabe commended Malaysia’s leadership under its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and underscored the strong collaboration between ERIA and Malaysia in advancing regional energy co-operation.

He reaffirmed ERIA’s commitment to supporting Malaysia’s regional initiatives, particularly efforts to strengthen energy connectivity, accelerate the clean energy transition, and promote sustainable development across ASEAN.

Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah welcomed ERIA’s continued partnership and expressed interest in further expanding co-operation to advance Malaysia’s national priorities and the region’s broader energy transition agenda.