Energy Access and Transition for South and Southeast Asia Fund created with $35 million contribution from GEAP

On 14 April, ADB together with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) announced the $35 million funding for energy access and energy transition in South and Southeast Asia through the upcoming GEAPP Energy Access and Transition Trust Fund (GEATTF). The funding facility will be managed by ADB to help improve energy access and support energy transition activities in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Viet Nam.

The contribution from GEAPP was formalized at a signing ceremony in Washington, DC by MDG Woochong Um, GEAPP CEO Simon Harford, and GEAPP Chief