Timeline of Events: 2020-2024
President George W. Bush delivers remarks on energy to the 16th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 15, 2005

2000

  • Power Sector reforms in South Asia gained momentum between 2000 to 2010 with support from national governments, and development sector partners including USAID. This included the Pakistan Energy Sector Restructuring Program 2000, India’s Electricity Act of 2003, Power Sector Reforms Roadmap in Bangladesh 2008, and formation of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka in 2003 among others.
  • Electricity reforms started in South Asia USEA launched USAID’s South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy with the goal of promoting energy security through energy cooperation and integration in South Asia. In its first phase, SARI/E focused mainly on advocacy activities designed to demonstrate the advantages of regional cooperation in energy in the form of information exchange and sharing of best practices. USEA was an implementing partner of USAID’s SARI/EI program for its 20-year lifespan.
  • USEA launched the Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP) as a continuation of Energy Partnership Program.

    • 2001

  • In the aftermath of the Balkans War, USEA established the Southeast Europe Cooperation Initiative Transmission System Planning Project (SECI). The goal of SECI was to synchronously reconnect the Balkans grid to Europe after damage resulting from the Balkans War. This energy cooperation played a key role in establishing and maintaining peaceful international relations.

    • 2002

  • On behalf of U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and the State of Michigan, USEA organizes the G-8 Energy Ministerial Conference in Detroit, Michigan.
  • USEA hosted the U.S. - Australian Climate Action Partnership Opportunities Roundtable for the U.S. Department of Energy and the Australian Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources to facilitate the development of strategic partnership based on mutual interests in the fields of climate change research and the development of clean energy technologies.
  • USEA hosted the U.S-Russia Commercial Energy Summit.
  • USEA started playing the role of the secretariat of the Cleaner Fossil Fuels System (CFFS) Committee, which was ongoing from 2002 to 2010. The CFFS Committee was part of the Clean Energy Ministerial’s Energy Technology System Analysis Program (ETSAP) established to promote cleaner fossil fuel technologies, particularly in the areas of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and advanced coal technologies. During this period, USEA played a critical role in facilitating collaboration between governments, industry, and researchers to advance cleaner fossil fuel technologies and reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuel use, implementing the strategic goals of the committee.

    • 2003

  • In February 2003, President Bush announced the U.S. government announcement of sponsoring a $1B USD, 10-year research project to build the world’s first coal-fuelled plant to produce electricity and hydrogen with zero emissions. In response to this announcement, the U.S. Government launched the first Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) Ministerial Meeting, that USEA facilitated. The meeting set the framework for an international agreement on the capturing of carbon in the atmosphere with 17 countries and the United States represented.
  • As the United States became increasingly focused on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to address a need for increased energy security, market demand, and changes in the global energy landscape, USEA hosts the LNG Ministerial Summit on behalf of the U.S. Department Of Energy. The Summit was attended by 17 energy ministers and one head-of-state from 25 countries, along with executives from major oil and gas firms from around the world.
  • USEA hosted the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) Ministerial Conference.

    • 2007

    The 20th World Energy Conference furthered the commitments of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE).

    2008

  • USEA and ACORE co-hosted the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). This event was a significant milestone in the global push toward sustainable energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. The event was the third in a series of global renewable energy conferences, following similar events in Bonn (2004) and Beijing (2005).
  • Creation of USAID's Energy Sector Policy marked a commitment in USEA’s USAID funded programs to improving energy access, promoting renewable energy, and fostering energy security in developing countries. It established a framework for USAID’s energy assistance efforts and prioritized partnerships such as USEA’s with local governments and private sectors.

    • 2010

  • Several convenings were hosted through this decade with USEA and its members leading efforts to improve energy infrastructure and energy services through unique partnerships. American energy companies volunteered their time and expertise to transfer best utility and energy practices. From executive exchange visits on energy efficiency and distribution system operations to workshops on grid-connected renewables and transmission system protection strategies, a legacy as America’s most successful volunteer-based international energy assistance program ever was created through EUPP.
  • With support from USAID, USEA assisted with the SARI/Energy South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) program from 2010 to its later enablement under GTG/Rise and U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
  • The U.S.-China Fossil Energy Protocol promotes scientific and technological cooperation between the U.S. and China in the field of fossil energy, particularly activities related to research, development, demonstration and deployment. The Protocol also creates opportunities for U.S. industry and power developers in China. In 2010, USEA supported the U.S. Department of Energy for the 10th Anniversary of the Protocol in San Francisco, CA
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