The Special Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) 2025 and its Associated Meetings were held from January 22-24, 2025, in Langkawi, Malaysia. Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA), Dato’ Mad Zaidi bin Mohd Karli, as the SOME Chair, led the discussion on the planning of the work plan of ASEAN energy cooperation for the year ahead.

The Meeting endorsed the Priority Economic Deliverable (PED) and Priorities of the energy sector to be implemented in 2025 under Malaysia Chairmanship. Notably, the Meeting endorsed the text of ASEAN Power Grid (APG) Enhanced MoU including its Term of Reference (ToR) APG Related Bodies, as well as the ASEAN Framework Agreement for Petroleum Security, which are planned to be signed this year.