AZEC held its second ministerial meeting. (Photo: METI of Japan)
The Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC), led by Japan, held a ministerial meeting in Indonesia on August 20 and 21. During the meeting, 70 cooperation memorandums were signed to actively promote energy transformation in Southeast Asia. Toyota Tsusho and Indonesia's state-owned oil company Pertamina have committed to jointly developing biofuels and green hydrogen, strengthening Japan's green influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan focuses low-carbon energy as investing Southeast Asia
Toyota Tsusho, a trading company under the Toyota Group, aims to develop green energy to benefit its logistics business. The company plans to provide renewable energy at Patimban Port and the surrounding industrial park in West Java, with infrastructure expected to be operational by 2026 and the overall project commercialized by 2028.
