Australian electrical infrastructure partner CE Group is expanding its regional focus into the Indo-Pacific, building on its established operations and project delivery experience across the Pacific.
CE Group has taken another step in its regional growth strategy, joining the Australian delegation at the Asian Development Bank Business Opportunities Fair 2026 in Manila and contributing to discussions around the future of sustainable infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific.
The move reflects a broader direction for the Australian electrical engineering and infrastructure business: taking the experience developed across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji into the wider Indo-Pacific market.
For CE Group, that expansion is closely connected to the infrastructure challenges already familiar across the Pacific-energy security, resilient infrastructure, remote delivery, local capability and the need for stronger partnerships between government, development institutions, industry and communities.
Infrastructure investment is moving
The scale of planned investment across the Pacific demonstrates the opportunity ahead.
At the Manila forum, ADB outlined a US$3.652 billion active Pacific portfolio, a further US$3.686 billion program for 2026–2029, and a US$469 million procurement pipeline for 2026–2027.
Transport, energy, water and urban infrastructure represent some of the largest areas of current ADB investment in the Pacific. But the regional conversation is increasingly extending beyond the infrastructure asset itself.
Climate resilience, local participation, workforce capability, supply chains and long-term economic value are becoming central considerations in how infrastructure is planned and delivered.
These are areas where CE Group sees a direct connection between its Pacific experience and the wider Indo-Pacific market.
Pacific experience provides the foundation
Delivering infrastructure in the Pacific requires a different operating model.
Distance, logistics, workforce availability, local supply chains and the capacity to operate in remote environments can influence every stage of delivery.
For CE Group, regional growth has therefore been built around developing capability on the ground rather than approaching the Pacific as an extension of the Australian market.
Its regional footprint now includes operations across Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji, supported by its Australian engineering, design, manufacturing and construction capability.
That experience is shaping the company's approach to the Indo-Pacific.
CE Group's focus is not simply entering new countries. It is building the relationships, local capability and delivery networks required to operate responsibly and effectively within them.
Joining the infrastructure conversation earlier
Participation in the ADB Business Opportunities Fair also placed CE Group within a much broader conversation about where regional infrastructure investment is heading and how industry participates.
ADB's Pacific program specifically examined development priorities for the next three to five years, emerging investment areas and where greater industry capability and innovation will be required.
For CE Group, engagement at this level represents an important evolution.
The business is moving beyond responding to individual project opportunities and engaging earlier with the governments, development institutions, delivery partners and industry networks influencing the region's infrastructure pipeline.
That includes understanding where investment is being directed, the infrastructure priorities of individual countries and the role Australian capability can play alongside local and regional partners.
Beyond Borders
CE Group's Indo-Pacific direction builds on a straightforward principle: infrastructure should create value beyond the asset being constructed.
Local employment, skills development, stronger supply chains and enduring in-country capability are increasingly important measures of successful regional delivery.
As investment in energy and critical infrastructure continues across the Indo-Pacific, CE Group intends to bring its electrical infrastructure capability and practical Pacific delivery experience into those conversations.
The geography may be expanding, but the approach remains consistent-work with local people, understand the operating environment and build partnerships capable of delivering infrastructure that lasts.
Beyond Borders. Progress Through Partnership.
