Topic: Promoting Equitable Energy Transition in Lao People’s Democratic Republic – Balancing Sustainability, Social Inclusion and Community Empowerment

• The Renewable Energy Development Strategy – which aims to increase the share of renewable energy to 30% of energy consumption by 2025. [...] For transport fuels, the objective is to increase the share of biofuels to meet 10% of the demand for transport fuels by 2025. [...] A ‘just’ transition – which maximises the benefits, and manages the impacts and costs of transition, without increasing inequality or worsening vulnerability – is imperative.4 By involving marginalised groups and addressing issues of energy access, affordability, and community engagement, there is an opportunity for policies in Lao PDR to lead to an energy transition that benefits all segments of. [...] How can governance structures and institutional frameworks be adapted or redesigned to better support the inclusion of marginalised groups in energy policy development and implementation? What opportunities are there for promoting social equity as part of a just energy transition? 5. [...] Stakeholders could include: • Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos • Faculty of Environmental Sciences, National University of Laos • Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Laos • Ministry of Energy and Mines 5 ADB, 2022.