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INTRODUCTION Associated Meetings (33rd AMEM) held
on 5 to 9 October 2015.
Ministry of Energy, Green Technology
and Water Malaysia (KeTTHA) was
established on 9 April 2009 following the
Cabinet reshuffle and restructuring of the
ministries. Previously, KeTTHA was known
as the Ministry of Energy, Water and
Communications, which was established
in March 27, 2004 through the restructuring
of the Ministry of Energy, Communications
and Multimedia. Following a Cabinet
reshuffle in 2009, the functional Green
Technology has been incorporated into
the Ministry. This entry or move shows
the government’s determination to
address the current global issues such as
environmental pollution, depletion of the
ozone layer, global warming and other
issues related to it.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND
ACTIVITIES

33rd ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on
Energy and Associated Meetings (33rd
SOME)

The Ministry of Energy, Green
Technology and Water (KeTTHA), had
chaired 33rd ASEAN Senior Officials’
Meeting on Energy and Associated
Meetings from 25 to 30 May 2015.

The SOME meeting, which is held on a 33rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting
rotation basis among the ten ASEAN and Associated Meetings (33rd AMEM)
member countries, is a platform for
the officials to discuss both global The Ministry of Energy, Green
and regional energy issues, as well as, Technology and Water (KeTTHA)
cooperation among ASEAN member had organized 33rd ASEAN Ministers
countries in the field of energy. This
meeting has also been a platform
to discuss ASEAN Plan of Action for
Energy Cooperation 2016-2025 Phase
1 (APAEC 2015-2025). This plan was
then brought forward to 33rd ASEAN
Ministers on Energy Meeting and