Facilitating biomass utilization for decarbonization through ASEAN-Japan Collaboration: CEFIA Seminar at the 2nd Indonesia-Japan Environment Week

CEFIA (Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN) is an initiative to facilitate collaboration between the public and private sectors for accelerating the deployment of cleaner energy and decarbonization technology in the ASEAN region.

JCOAL undertakes the leader of the Biomass Flagship Project under CEFIA.

The 2^nd Indonesia-Japan Environment Week, hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Indonesia (KLHK) and the Ministry of Environment of Japan (MOEJ), was held on 11^th and 12^th  May 2026.

We held CEFIA Flagship Biomass Seminar as Session 5 of the event on 12^th May 2026, to further potentials of biomass utilization in the energy sector of Indonesia and ASEAN and how Japan can help their decarbonization efforts. A panel with policy maker and experts together with Japanese technology speakers highlighted the seminar trying to share relevant policy updates and envisaged directions and to identify how supporting policies and technologies can go together to firmly support decarbonization actions in Indonesia, and further in ASEAN.

Speakers and panelists participated:

• • Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
  • IHI Corporation
  • erex Co., Ltd.
  • Tromsø Co., Ltd.
  • Directorate General of New Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE), Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR/ESDM) , Indonesia
  • ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE)
  • Biomass Energy Society of Indonesia (MEBI)

  Approximately 292 people participated in this seminar. Many participants also visited the exhibition booths involving speakers' companies and JCOAL.

We extend our sincere gratitude to all the speakers, panelists, and everyone who attended the CEFIA seminar and exhibition.

■About CEFIA

https://www.cefia-dp.go.jp/introduction-of-cefia/

■Information on the 2nd Indonesia-Japan Environment Week

https://jprsi.go.jp/ew2026idn/en/index

To go directly to the program and presentations, please visit:

https://jprsi.go.jp/ja/news/997