The second in our series of workshops designed to gather input from stakeholders involved in existing off-grid projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This event is workshop scheduled to be held in Malaysia for the ASEAN countries will be organised by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).

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Reflections on Day 1

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Day I – Tuesday 27 January 2015
0900 Welcome by Academician Tan Sri Ir Ahmad Zaidee Laidin FASc
0910 Presentation on Smart Village Concept by Dr John Holmes, E4SV
0930 Panel session – Smart Village case studies
Moderator: Professor Sir Brian Heap
Terrat – the East African experience by Martin Kariongi
e-Bario project by Dr Poline Bala, UNIMAS
Long Lamai project by Dr Alvin Yeo, UNIMAS
Thailand’s experience by Mr. Sumate Tanchareon
21st Century Village by Nik Faizel, MIGHT
1030 Q&A and plenary discussion session
Moderator: Professor Ernst van Groningen
What makes a village smart? What should our collective ambition
be? Participants’ views on smart villages to frame discussion for the
rest of the workshop. Ensuring the discussions move away from
talking about energy projects in isolation to including the broader
development agenda.

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SOME KEY POINTS FROM DISCUSSION ON SMART
VILLAGES
• Access to ICT:
– Young and old coming together and learning from each other
– Guidance to avoid dangers: passing your internet driving test
– Facebook as the new longhouse
• Understanding villagers’ needs:
– Get researchers more engaged with communities
– Potential tensions: training needed
– Rural solutions for rural problems: smart is what fits best with local
context
• Identify local champions: People with vision and
community at heart
• Ensure women and poorest of poor benefit

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1115 Tea Break
1130 Panel session – Key Village Energy Uses in SE Asia
Moderator: Ir Lalchand FASc
Electricity Supply to Rural Communities, Key Uses and Benefits by
Adrian Lasimbang, TONIBUNG, Sabah
Cambodia Millennium Village by Dr Heng Sobil, AAET
Creation entrerprise and social entrepreneurship by Mr Sapto
Nugroho, Institut Busines dan Ekonomi Kerakyatan (IBEKA), Indonesia
Rural Electrification in Sarawak by Chen Shiun, Sarawak Energy
Solar social enterprise and sustainable living and learning centre for
youth by Ms Salinee Tavaranan, BGET, Thailand
1230 Breakout sessions: key uses and needs for energy in SE Asia
Report back to plenary
1300 Lunch

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SOME KEY POINTS FROM BREAKOUT GROUPS
 Ownership: people with energy needs - incentive to keep
system going
 Future proofing: flexibility to respond to growing needs
 Snowball effect: need some early successes
 Whose agenda? – Respond to the community’s need
 Priority to communication links
 Think about development path: e.g. exchange v money
economies
 Community: need for strategic thinking and long term
business plan
 Ensure the women are involved in the decisions

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Official Opening of the Smart Village Initiative and workshop
1430 Arrival of YB Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
1435 Group photo with delegates
1445 National Anthem, Negaraku
1450 Doa recitation
1455 Welcome Address by Tan Sri Datuk Dr Ahmad Tajuddin FASc
President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia
1505 Speech by Professor Sir Brian Heap
Senior Advisor for Smart Villages/ CMEDT
1520 Multimedia Presentation
1525 Opening Address and Launching by YB Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
1600 Press Conference, Tea Break and Networking

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1620 Keynote Address – Village Level Energy Situation in Malaysia by
Mohd Azhar Abdul Rahman, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB)
1640 Keynote Address – Socio-Economy Impact of Access to Energy in
Remote Community by Prof Dato' Dr Kamaruzzaman Sopian FASc,
UKM
1700 Adjourn

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Day II – Wednesday, 28 January 2015
0900 Summary of Day 1 by John Holmes
0920 Entrepreneurial case study “Elevator Pitches”
10 minute lightning presentations of projects implemented in S E Asia
– synopses of technologies used, delivery/implementation method,
acceptance and outcomes; accompanied by posters & demonstrations
outside meeting room.
1. Hybrid Solutions/ Rural Electrification by Ir Dr Abang Hatta Abang Taha,
Gabungan Binaan Jurutenaga Sdn Bhd (tbc)
2. Barefoot College by Hanaa Abdullah, SWEPA
3. Kg. Stamang case study (before and after micro-hydro) by Hj Mohd Fauzi
Ismail, General Manager Renewable Energy Research Centre, SIRIM
4. Rural Electrification Using Solar-Hydro Hybrid Energy - A Long Pasia
Scenario by Prof Hew Wooi Ping, UMPEDAC Universiti Malaya
5. Lighting up the Philippines by Citra Savitri, KOPERNIK

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6. Lighting up Off-Grid Rural Communities with Sustainable & Renewable Micro-
hydro Energy by Chen Tzy Wen, Lightup Borneo
Tea break
7. Sunlabob, Laos by Benoit Dubeau
8. Eco Solutions – Ben Frederick
9. Ibu Inspirasi/Wonder Woman Initiative by Citra Savitri, KOPERNIK
10. SACASOL CRS Project, Philippines by Don Mario Y Dia, IRENA
11. ENTEC Indonesia by Gerhard Fischer
1200 Plenary discussion of case studies
Moderator: Professor Ernst van Groningen
Key learning points; what were the challenges, how were they overcome,
transferable lessons; what were the community impacts?
How can we ensure that the lessons from these case studies can effectively
inform initiatives in other location within SE Asia and in other regions?
What were key financial components? What technological developments
could unlock new opportunities?

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1300 Lunch
1400 Keynote Address – Powering Community with Hydro by Dr Chen Shiun,
SEB1420
1420 PANEL SESSION 3 (Parallel sessions)
Parallel Session 1 – Cultural Acceptability
Moderator – Dr Poline Bala, UNIMAS
Panelist 1 – Ms Kara Bennett, BGET
Panelist 2 – Ms Citra Savitri, KOPERNIK
Panelist 3 – Dr June Ngo Siok Kheng, UNIMAS
Parallel Session 2 – Biomass and Biogas
Moderator – Prof Emeritus Dr Lim Koon Ong FASc, ASM
Panelist 1 – Prof Tan Chong Eng, UNIMAS
Panelist 2 – Nazeri Abdul Rahman, UNIMAS
Panelist 3 – tbc
Panelist 4 – Dr Zainal Alimuddin b. Zainal Alauddin, USM

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Parallel Session 3 – System Optimization
Moderator – Ir Lalchand FASc, ASM
Panelist 1 – Dr Chen Shiun, SEB
Panelist 2 – Prof Andrew Rigit, UNIMAS
Panelist 3 – Ir Mohd Azhar Abdul Rahman, TNBES
Panelist 4 – Dr Che Hang Seng, UMPEDAC University Malaya
Panelist 5 – Mr Doan Van Binh, VAST
1520 Keynote Address – Best practices and design principles for village
energy access programs by Dr Benjamin K Sovacool, Director of the Danish
Centre for Energy
1550 Tea Break
1610 Keynote Address – Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle to Encourage Grass
Roots Innovation by Prof Howard Alper, Chair of Government of Canada
Science Technology & Innovation Council

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1630 Parallel session summaries and discussion in plenary
Moderator: Dr Shailaja Fennell
Parallel session summaries and discussion in plenary
1700 Adjourn
1930-2200
Dinner and Cultural Show (hosted by UNIMAS)
• UNIMAS’s VC to give speech
• Handicraft sales
• Talk by Tribal Wisdom Speaker programme by Sarawak Convention Bureau