Singapore's Energy Market Authority and Japan's Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on July 13, 2026. The deal focuses on sharing information and best practices for regulating gas and electricity markets, including market surveillance, regulation design, and system stability. Both agencies plan to hold dialogues, technical exchanges, study visits, and joint research under the agreement. The MOC was signed by EMA Chief Executive Puah Kok Keong and EGC Secretary General Tatsuya Shinkawa in Singapore. The cooperation is meant to keep regulatory practices current as the energy landscape shifts. The next planned discussion is at the Regulators@SIEW event during Singapore International Energy Week in October 2026. For anyone tracking cross-border regulatory alignment in Asia, this is a concrete step toward shared market standards.
