The Energy Transition Council (ETC) is a multilateral platform, co-chaired by the UK and the Philippines, that unites over 40 governments and institutions offering global political, financial and technical leadership in the power sector.
Katie White OBE MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Climate), UK
H.E. Secretary Sharon Garin
Secretary of the Department of Energy, Philippines
Bangladesh
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Kenya
Lao PDR
Morocco
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Vietnam
The British Embassy Vientiane hosted a National Dialogue on the Clean Energy Transition on 25 February 2026, co-hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Energy Transition Council (ETC) and the UK Aid-funded Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) Programme.
Ministers and leaders from over 20 countries and international institutions met in Belém for the 11th Energy Transition Council Ministerial on 15 November 2025 at COP30. The Ministerial on ‘Financing the Energy Transition: From Fossil Fuel Incentives to Clean Energy Investment’ was co-chaired by the COP30 Brazilian Presidency; Michel Heijdra, the Netherlands’ Climate Minister; and Katie White, the United Kingdom’s Minister for Climate.
Review of 2025 and an outlook for 2026.
The ETC facilitates donor and development agencies’ coordination to support partner countries’ clean energy transition. In 2023, we convened in-country working groups in Egypt, India, Lao PDR and the Philippines to progress country support on various themes and to streamline the technical assistance offers from donors in these countries.