Indo-Pacific Energy Security Forum Outcomes - Tokyo, March 2026

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Energy Security for Indo-Pacific Endurance, a Global Growth Center of the 21st Century

The forum was co-hosted by the Chair and Vice Chair of the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Ryosei.

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March 20, 2026

We, the ministers and representatives of Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Timor-Leste, United States, and Vietnam met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 14–15, 2026, to hold the historic Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum. The forum was co-hosted by the Chair and Vice Chair of the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Ryosei. We affirm our shared determination to work collectively to ensure stable and secure energy supply in the Indo-Pacific region.

To this end, we focused on three key themes: reliable energy for Indo-Pacific growth and security; securing energy supply chains, infrastructure and maritime routes; and enabling trade and investment. To support these goals, Ministers affirm the value of:

• The necessity of reliable, affordable, secure and dispatchable energy from all sources depending on each country’s situation, in meeting the region’s surging energy demand.
• Promoting quality as a key procurement mechanism to mitigate risk of operational liabilities.
• Protecting against rising cyber threats to the security of the energy grid, critical infrastructure, vehicles, and devices.
• Investment in comprehensive energy infrastructure that encompasses the entire energy supply chain from upstream development facilities to downstream equipment to support an affordable, reliable, and secure energy supply including baseload electricity.
• Continuing to supply affordable and reliable energy sources in the Indo-Pacific region, including through emergency response measures, to benefit both producers and consumer countries.
• While maintaining strong relations with current partners, expanding and diversifying energy suppliers and fuel types in order to strengthen energy security.
• Promoting transparent, long-term energy contracts that reduce market volatility. As the global economy expands, so too does demand for energy driven by AI and electrification, we, as countries committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, reaffirm our commitment to enhancing energy security in the region through the supply of abundant, accessible, reliable, affordable, secure and dispatchable energy.

We recognize that growing all sources of energy, ensuring energy access and infrastructure, and lowering energy costs for all are essential to our efforts to end poverty, better human lives, and further drive economic growth, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, a global growth center of the 21st century. We welcome Pacific LNG exports, including from the United States and other established and emerging suppliers, that contribute to reliable, affordable and diversified energy supply in the Indo Pacific region.

We note efforts by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international finance institutions to expand financing for energy-related programs and technical assistance including for nuclear energy projects for interested countries aligned with IAEA standards on safety, security, regulatory frameworks, and non-proliferation safeguards and supporting developing countries in mobilizing finance, transferring technology and capacity building. In addition, interested countries intend to accelerate cooperation, especially in the field of nuclear energy, to pursue deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and other advanced technologies.

We congratulate the series of tangible deals announced in Tokyo on this occasion and intend to make efforts to ensure that these deals result in reliable, accessible, and affordable energy supply and pave the way for future cooperation.

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