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See how ADB is supporting Sri Lanka’s bid to increase the use of solar power and other renewable energy sources in providing electricity to the whole country and meet its commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change. The government’s Battle for Solar Energy program envisions 1000 megawatts…
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On 3 September ADB and the Government of Uzbekistan signed a $60 million loan for the Sustainable Hydropower Project, approved by ADB on 30 September 2019.
The project will construct hydropower plants with 25 MW of total capacity. This is composed of a 6 MW plant in Rabat, an 8 MW plant in…
The project will construct hydropower plants with 25 MW of total capacity. This is composed of a 6 MW plant in Rabat, an 8 MW plant in…
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The Geothermal Power Generation Project that will help increase Indonesia’s geothermal power generation capacity by 110 megawatts was approved on 28 May 2020. The $300 million loan will finance the construction and commissioning of two geothermal plants at Dieng in Central Java and Patuha…
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The Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development (POISED) Project in the Maldives led by SAEN’s Jaimes Kolantharaj has been hailed as the best renewable energy and energy efficiency at the 8th Greening the Islands (GTI) e-Convention – International Conference and Exhibition. The…
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ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA (22 April 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to help supply renewable energy to Mongolia by installing its first large-scale advanced battery energy storage system (BESS).“Mongolia is among the most heavily coal dependent developing…
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On 23 December, ADB and the Nur Navoi Solar (NNS) signed loans of up to $I7.5 million to build a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power plant that will be the first public–private partnership renewable energy project in Uzbekistan. The project will is crucial in increasing the share of renewables in the…
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On 30 March, the Board approved a $300 million loan to finance the 300-MW Balakot Hydropower Development Project in Pakistan. The project will increase the share of clean energy in Pakistan and improve the country’s energy security with the additional 1,143 gigawatt-hours of clean energy that…
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On 27 May, ADB signed a $116 million green loan with Lien Lap Wind Power Joint Stock Company (Lien Lap), Phong Huy Wind Power Joint Stock Company (Phong Huy), and Phong Nguyen Wind Power Joint Stock Company (Phong Nguyen) to build and operate three 48-megawatt (MW) wind farms, totaling 144 MW, in…
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ADB and Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company (Phu Yen JSC) signed a $186 million loan on 9 October to install 257-megawatt solar power plant in Hoa Hoi in Phu Yen Province through the first certified green loan in the country. The project will help the country shift from its dependence on fossil-fuel…
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On 10 June ADB signed a landmark loan with Spectra Solar Park Limited for a $17.7 million financing package that will install a 35-megawatt utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant in Bangladesh. The project is one of the first private sector solar plants to be financed by multilateral…