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Sustainable Energy for All Status Report: Tracking Progress in Asia and the Pacific - A Summary Report

Reports and Publications
Asia and the Pacific economies are on track in meeting the goal of sustainable energy for all (SE4All), but whether the pace is sufficient to reach the SE4All targets by 2030 remains to be seen.
This first attempt of the SE4All Asia-Pacific Regional Hub to monitor the performance of Asia and…

The Value of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Power Utilities in Developing Asia

Working Papers
UAS technologies such as drones are increasingly being used to automate the planning, building, and maintenance of energy facilities around the world. The effectiveness of UAS and digital technologies are transforming energy sector operations to be faster, safer, and more cost-efficient. This…

Delhi Power Distribution Project Signed

Press Releases
On 10 April, ADB and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), the distribution arm of Tata Power Co Ltd (Tata Power), signed an agreement to subscribe to non-convertible debentures for 1.5 billion Indian Rupees (equivalent to $18.2 million) to enhance Delhi’s power distribution through grid…

On the Road to Achieving Full Electrification in Sri Lanka

Reports and Publications
This study examines how Sri Lanka achieved countrywide electrification by 2016 and looks at its socioeconomic impact. It notes that electrification helped raise living standards and triggered rapid development in rural areas, creating new investment opportunities at the national level. The study…

Clean Energy Investment to increase to $1.7 trillion in 2023 – IEA

Press Releases
The International Energy Agency has projected for global energy investments to reach about $2.8 trillion in 2023, more than 60% of which or $1.7 trillion, will be spent on renewables, electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency improvements and heat pumps. The…

ACEF 2023: Signed, sealed, delivered

Press Releases
One thousand plus participants from 65 countries around the world, including more than a hundred sixty representatives from ADB developing member countries, private and government entities, international organizations, and non-government organizations came together and put their stake in the energy…

Thailand Times: Thailand in the Race for EV Mass Adoption

Videos
Thailand aims to cut emissions from the energy and transport sectors by 7%-20% against a business-as-usual scenario as part of its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20%-25% by 2030 compared to 2005. 
To achieve these goals, Thailand’s mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is…

Energy Access and Transition Trust Fund Approved

Press Releases
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) Energy Access and Transition Trust Fund has been approved under the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific (IF-CAP) Financing Partnership Facility. 
 
The Trust Fund will finance innovative distributed…

Energy Sector Group set to chart its work plan for the year

Press Releases
An Energy Sector Group Strategic Session is being planned for the last week of January to define the sector’s thrust, targets, and urgent tasks for 2022 to 2023. As in previous years, a report on the year that was will be delivered followed by the proposed work plan for the year.
On top of the…

Energy SG Strategy Session will be on 28 January

Press Releases
The next critical part after having a new Energy Policy is preparing its implementation. This year’s Strategy Session of the Energy Sector Group will zero in on precisely this. Apart from preparing the guidance notes[1], we are also expected to draft the Energy Sector Framework that would contain…