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Event Bangkok
Date
5 October 2026, 9:00 – 17:00 ICT

Flex and Trade: Stories from Asia

An interactive session organised as part of the Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 (event in English).

About this event

This full-day interactive event united policymakers, industry leaders, financiers, civil society, and innovators to explore how flexible power systems, industrial decarbonisation, and regional competitiveness can work in tandem to accelerate Southeast Asia's just energy transition.

The morning session ‘Trade saga: stories from Asia on CBAM and steel supply chains’ touched upon the nexus of industrial decarbonisation and regional competitiveness for Southeast Asia. The session began with a short plenary framing on CBAM, evolving trade measures, and industrial decarbonisation pathways in Southeast Asia, with a spotlight on steel supply chains and hydrogen development. Participants engaged in Industry Trade Saga, rotating concept stations, that encouraged participants to exchange perspectives and co-develop strategic responses. The session concluded with a synthesis discussion highlighting key takeaways, emerging opportunities for regional cooperation, and recommendations for aligning power sector transformation with low-carbon industrial development.    

The afternoon session ‘Unlocking the future of flexibility’ focused on power system flexibility and the role of battery energy storage. We introduced the 'Flex Trade', an interactive game, where participants stepped into the shoes of generators, consumers and storage operators in a dynamic power market simulation designed to balance supply and demand. Through this hands-on experience, attendees gained first-hand insights into how flexibility enhances grid reliability, reduces costs, and accelerates renewable energy integration. The session then transitioned into a facilitated discussion exploring the critical gaps between policy ambitions and real-world implementation in scaling up battery storage.

These two sessions bridged technical, policy, and market perspectives to surface actionable solutions grounded in real-world experience. By combining hands-on simulation with cross-sector dialogue, the day fostered peer learning and the exchange of stories from across Asia, strengthening participants' understanding of how flexible power systems, industrial competitiveness, and climate policy can reinforce one another to support a just, resilient, and economically competitive transition in Southeast Asia.

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Flex and Trade: Stories from Asia

Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai
Room: Thong Lo Room
18 Phaya Thai Rd, Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi
10400 Bangkok
Thailand

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