UNEP/lites.asia meeting 3-4 February 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
Programme
Meeting communiqué
Meeting report
Day 1
Welcome from host country - Danai Egkamol, Deputy Director General, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Thailand
Opening remarks - Kaveh Zahedi, Director, United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UN ROAP)
Summary of past lites.asia meetings - David Boughey, Assistant Manager, Lighting and Equipment Energy Efficiency, Australia Department of Industry and Science
Meeting introduction and agenda overview - Gustavo Mañez, Project Manager, en.lighten initiative, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brief country updates on lighting policies – Country delegates
Update on Australia activities - David Boughey
Progress of international working groups:
- CIE LED test standard - Tony Bergen, CIE
- IEC TC34 - David Boughey
- IEA 4E SSL Annex - Steve Coyne, UNEP
Perspectives for efficient lighting standards regional harmonization - Gustavo Mañez
Panel Discussion: Industry perspective on the need for compliance
Facilitator - Steve Coyne
Panellists - Bryan Douglas, Global Lighting Association
Kitti Sukutamatunti, Illuminating Engineering Association of Thailand
Ardi Moeharyoso, Indonesia Electrical Lighting Industry Association
Zheng Xuesheng, China Quality Certification Centre
Establishing a regionally coordinated enforcement framework - Huw Jones, Senior Enforcement Support Manager, National Measurement Office, United Kingdom
Registration databases and compliance - Nicole Kearney, Senior Associate, CLASP
Day 2
Welcome and summary of Day 1 - Gustavo Mañez
Panel discussion: Short and long-term funding prospects for the transition to efficient lighting
Facilitator - Anthony Watanabe, Asia Clean Innovations
Panelists - Rakshya Thapa, UNDP
Rajiv Garg, UNEP
Asad Mahmood, ENERCON Pakistan
Mek Meksarikul, Kasikorn Bank
CFL and LED lamp market sampling - Sommai Phon-Amnuaisuk, Project Director, International Institute for Energy Conservation
Testing activities - Liu Qian, Deputy Director, Global Efficient Lighting Center
Other activities and upcoming resources - Marie Leroy, Consultant, UNEP en.lighten initiative
Robust MVE systems as the cornerstone of efficient lighting programmes - Steve Coyne
Regional harmonization of MVE schemes in Asia - Nicole Kearney
National perspective from Thailand - Kritika Rasisuddhi, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Pitarn Chaichinda, Illuminating Engineering Association of Thailand
Promoht Unhavaithaya, Thai National Committee on Lighting Standards
Summary of outcomes - Mozaharul Alam, Regional Climate Change Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific, UNEP; Gustavo Mañez; David Boughey
Photographs
Bhutan and Bangladesh delegates
Indonesia and Indian delegates
Lao PDR and Maldives delegates
Maldives and Indonesia delegates
Myanmar and Viet Nam delegates
Philippine and Pakistan delegates
Thailand and Philippine delegates
General delegate photographs (zip folder)