From May 24th to 25th, 2023, the 3rd Belt and Road Energy Partnership Forum will be held in Xiamen, Fujian Province in a combination of offline and online formats. It is understood that this forum is sponsored by the National Energy Administration, undertaken by the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, the Electric Power Planning and Design Institute, and China Energy Media Group Co., Ltd. Representatives from foreign and foreign energy companies, financial institutions, research institutions, and universities will participate in the meeting to discuss the impact of the complex and ever-changing international situation on energy development in various countries, and discuss cooperation measures to maintain energy security and promote energy green transformation.

The theme of this forum is the road to high-quality energy development. It will focus on strengthening high-quality energy cooperation along the Belt and Road, jointly addressing the common challenges of energy development, strengthening green energy cooperation, improving energy security capabilities, and building inclusive and inclusive energy governance. system, promoting equal opportunities for energy access and other issues.

Ten Years of Energy Cooperation

2023 is the tenth anniversary of the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, and energy cooperation is a key area of the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. Over the past decade, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, international energy cooperation has achieved fruitful results. A number of clean, efficient and high-quality energy cooperation projects have taken root, the energy multilateral and bilateral cooperation mechanisms have been continuously improved, and energy policy and technical exchanges have become increasingly frequent, which have played a positive role in building sustainable energy development in countries along the Belt and Road and maintaining global energy security and stability. During the forum, an exhibition on the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road energy cooperation will be held, and a series of results such as the ten-year theme video of the Belt and Road energy cooperation, representative units of partnership and cooperation networks, think tank initiatives and research reports will be released.

The forum has attracted extensive attention from domestic and foreign guests such as government representatives of the Belt and Road countries, representatives of energy international organizations, energy companies, financial institutions, research institutions, universities, etc. The number of offline participants exceeds that of previous sessions. A number of important guests will participate in all aspects of the forum, discuss the impact of the global political and economic situation on the energy development of various countries, and discuss cooperation measures to maintain energy security and promote energy green transformation.

The strongest voice in energy cooperation

Up to now, the number of member countries of the Belt and Road Energy Partnership has reached 33. In this forum, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supatanapon Pan Michao, Cambodian Minister of Mines and Energy Rui Sai, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de La O Levi, Morocco Energy Transformation and Minister of Sustainable Development Leila Benali, Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin Haq, Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarzizad, International Renewable Energy Agency Director Carmela, International Gas Li Yalan, chairman of the alliance, Xie Zhanhuan, director of the Hong Kong Environment Bureau, Zhao Dong, general manager of Sinopec Group, and Wu Xiaolin, president of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), will attend the forum and speak online or offline. We look forward to the guests at home and abroad sending out the strongest voice of the Belt and Road energy cooperation through this forum! Editor/He Yuting