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The meeting of the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Energy Working Group (SASEC EWG) was held on 7-9 September 2026 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A presentation on the Pan Asia Power Grid Initiative (PAGI) was given during the meeting. Discussions were held on various knowledge works in line with the SASEC Strategy 2035 – Energy Operational Priority (SSE 2035), such as accelerating clean energy transition in the region, developing nearest point interconnections, power market development initiatives in the partner countries, skills and capacity development initiatives, digitalization in energy sector, AI-Energy dialogue, and other cross-cutting objectives of the SSE 2035.

Participants shared good practices on disaster resilient infrastructure and digital public infrastructure. They also reviewed and endorsed the Action Plan for SASEC Initiatives (APSI) 2026-2028 and discussed updating it for 2027-2029.

The meeting was chaired by Engineer J.I.D. Jayasundara, Director General (Engineering), Ministry of Energy, Sri Lanka, and cochaired by Ms. Sujata Gupta, Director, Energy Sector Office, Sectors Department 1, Asian Development Bank (ADB). The meeting was moderated by Mr Nilaya Mitash, Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB.

The meeting was attended by officials from finance ministries and departments, energy ministries and renewable energy and power transmission agencies from SASEC countries, as well as staff and consultants from the Asian Development Bank. SASEC countries comprise Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.