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Project to improve energy access in Nepal approved

Press Releases
The ADB Board approved on 29 June the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power Transmission and Distributions Systems Strengthening Project that will finance the reinforcement and modernization of the power transmission system in Kathmandu Valley, Bharatpur metropolitan area of…

Pakistan: Access to Clean Energy Investment Program

Projects
ADB supports Pakistan’s goal of enhanced energy security through this Program. It's major components are: (i) expanding energy access through the construction of micro-hydro plants and solar power facilities  (ii) opening opportunities for women  (iii) strengthening institutional…

ADB Ventures – ADB’s new impact-technology platform

Press Releases
In early 2020, ADB launched its first venture investment platform, ADB Ventures. It’s a venture capital investor with a difference. Like all VC investors, ADB Ventures will pursue commercial returns, but it will target investments in companies and technologies that deliver development impact…

Green Climate Fund allocates $300 million for ADB’s first Green Recovery Program in Southeast Asia

Press Releases
On 19 March the GCF Board approved $300 million allocation for the Green Recovery Program under the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility Fund that is being managed by ADB to help Southeast Asia embark on a climate-resilient, environmentally sustainable economic recovery from the coronavirus…

Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2021

Recommended Reads
The International Energy Agency is tracking clean energy progress according to the technologies that are currently available. It assesses the gaps between the pronouncements based on the announced pledges scenario (APS) and the net zero emission scenario (NZE) and what needs to be done to get to…

Investment Sizing India’s 2070 Net-Zero Target

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The study analyses how much investment India needs to meet its 2070 net-zero target, and the gap that must be filled to finance the investments in electricity (generation, integration, transmission, and distribution), hydrogen (production), and vehicles (manufacturing). India would need a total…

Catalyzing Climate Finance: Lessons learned from the Shandong Development Fund

Working Papers
This paper examines the establishment of the Shandong Green Development Fund; reviews its design, implementation, and impact; and assesses if this can be further developed and extended to other countries in the Asia and Pacific.In 2019, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $100 million loan…

CEFPF 2020 Annual Report and 2021 Annual Work Program Prepared

Press Releases
In fulfillment of the agreement with the financing partners, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) 2020 Annual Report and 2021 Annual Work Program were submitted on 25 February 2020. The annual report highlights the fund allocations to 11 projects amounting to $12.0 million in…

CEFPF 2020 Semiannual Progress Report prepared

Reports and Publications
In fulfillment of the agreement with the financing partners, the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) 2020 Semiannual Progress Report was submitted on 10 August 2020. The report highlights the fund allocations to eight projects amounting to $9.5 million from 1 January to 30…

Financing Clean Energy in Developing Asia

Reports and Publications
The book reviews existing financing options and approaches for clean energy, and includes country examples of how these have been applied. Innovative solutions for mobilizing private finance and managing risks associated with clean energy investments are also discussed. The book is the first of two…