Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (People’s Republic of China) A mission co-led by the Asian Development Bank Central and West Asia Department and East Asia Department held a series of consultations on a new long-term strategy for CAREC with key stakeholders in the People’s Republic of China.
Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Mongolia) The consultation workshop was attended by about 20 representatives of various government ministries, agencies, and thinktanks.
Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Azerbaijan and Tajikistan) Consultations were held with key stakeholders in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan on a new long-term strategy for CAREC.
CAREC Energy Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting (May 2017) delegates from CAREC countries and institutions discussed strategic directions of regional energy activities—including regional energy trade, energy–water linkages, capacity development, and knowledge management—and clean energy.
Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic) Consultation workshops involving key government ministries and agencies were convened in Bishkek on 21 April and in Astana on 25 April.
CAREC Knowledge Sharing Program on ICT for Energy Participants learned from a number of key initiatives implemented in the Republic of Korea through site visits and interactive discussion sessions on smart-grid, energy management, and storage systems, among others.
Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Afghanistan and Pakistan) Consultation workshops involving key government ministries and agencies were convened in Islamabad on 12 April and in Kabul on 15 April.
Consultation Workshop on New Long-Term CAREC Strategy (Turkmenistan) A consultation workshop involving key government ministries and agencies was convened in Ashgabat.
Capacity Building under the CAREC Energy Sector Work Plan – Regional Training Program on New Technologies Twenty-one delegates from 11 countries participated in the 4-day study tour in Melbourne, Tasmania, and Canberra in Australia. The tour also included an Energy Sector Steering Committee meeting wherein the delegates agreed on the work plan and deadlines for 2017.
15th CAREC Ministerial Conference CAREC ministers welcomed Georgia as the 11th country to join the program and expressed optimism that Georgia's participation could increase synergies in the region and strengthen economic ties through regional cooperation.