Book excerpt: The CEEPE 2023 will provide a suitable environment and opportunity to discuss new research engineering achievements on more flexible, sophisticated, and predictive solutions for the existing and coming problems and challenges in the field of energy, electrical and power engineering Accordingly, we have chosen the theme of the conference as Powering Complex Systems for a Brighter Future With the successful experience of the previous years, we hope that this conference will be more productive and satisfying On behalf of the organizing committee, it is a great honor to invite you to attend the CEEPE 2023 in Guangzhou, a beautiful city