With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting both the local and global landscapes, countries are challenged with an insurmountable task of rebounding each of their own economies. This resulted in the augmented need for stable energy. However, despite the larger usage of clean energy, carbon dioxide emission from coal was still able to generate 36.3 billion tonnes, the largest recorded in history.

In the Philippines, the most recent power generation issue to have happened was last 1 January 2022 when a Yellow warning was issued in Luzon as four power plants suffered power outages due to a thinning of power reserves. Power outages have been historically rampant as all elections in the Philippines after the 2010 elections were interrupted by power outages in different areas of the country,. Meanwhile, there have been reports that another power shortage is projected to hit on the day of the elections, May 9, 2022. This calls for urgent stakeholder discussions on further capacitating the country's energy sector, in line with the national objective of pursuing sustainability.

Thus, the need to further capacitate the country's energy sector through renewable, sustainable energy sources is at an all-time high. With the reenergizing of economies happening around the world, it is imperative that increasing energy demands are met for governments, businesses, communities, and individuals just to survive but to thrive. In line with this, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) and its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Committee invite you to its virtual forum entitled "Ensuring Energy Security for Tomorrow", via Zoom. This event aims to serve as a guide to sustainable management to the country's energy resources.