Kuala lumpur: The Energy Regulatory Insights Forum 2025 (ERI 2025), themed ‘Shaping a Sustainable Energy Future’, has surpassed its initial target of 500 participants, reaching 600, with additional names already on the waiting list, said Energy Commission (EC) chief executive officer Siti Safinah Salleh. She expressed the commission’s desire to make the forum an annual event, highlighting the overwhelming response to this inaugural gathering.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Siti Safinah Salleh noted the forum’s success during the launch ceremony, remarking on the positive support and over-subscription. In conjunction with ERI 2025, the Energy Commission launched its 25th Anniversary Logo, the ST Strategic Plan 2026-2030, and the ST Transformation Plan, inaugurated by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
In his address, Shamsul Azri outlined the five-year plan as a roadmap for transitioning the Energy Commission from a traditional regulator to a modern, agile, and credible institution, aligning with the aspirations of the MADANI Economy. He emphasized that the ST Transformation Plan focuses on six strategic themes: governance, organisational structure, digitalisation, capability building, stakeholder engagement, and financial sustainability.
The transformation plan will be implemented in phases, beginning with establishing strong foundations and achieving quick wins, followed by accelerating execution, embedding new structures and culture, and finally reviewing outcomes for future positioning. Key actions include forming a dedicated transformation team, upgrading digital systems, reskilling staff, and appointing ‘Change Agents’ as internal consultants to drive each theme.
Shamsul Azri highlighted that this transformation would shift the Energy Commission towards a modern, adaptive institution focused on economic regulation and strategic stakeholder collaboration. The ERI 2025 forum, held on December 8, aims to bring together key stakeholders from domestic and international sectors to discuss energy transition challenges, identify new opportunities, and enhance regulatory, technological, and financial preparedness.
The forum features two insight sessions, a parallel dialogue session, and a leaders-in-conversation segment titled ‘Energy in the Context of the Economy, Finance and Society’. Esteemed speakers included Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong, Taylor’s University Adjunct Professor Dr. Ong Kian Ming, and HSBC non-independent executive director and CEO Datuk Omar Siddiq Amin Noer Rashid.