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IEA: Southeast Asian nations need to accelerate their clean energy transitions

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The 10 member economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are among the world’s fastest-growing. Their accelerated transition to sustainable energy would not only cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fossil fuel imports. IEA’s Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2022, finds…

Navigating the Challenges to a Clean Energy Future

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Our very own Energy SG Chief, Priyantha Wijayatunga shares his thoughts about the great task ahead. In this article, he talks about the brass tacks of overcoming the challenges, taking the opportunities, and realizing the aspirations of the energy transition. 
 

Navigating the Challenges to a Clean Energy Future

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Our very own Energy SG Chief, Priyantha Wijayatunga shares his thoughts about the great task ahead. In this article, he talks about the brass tacks of overcoming the challenges, taking the opportunities, and realizing the aspirations of the energy transition. 
 

Navigating the Challenges to a Clean Energy Future

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Our very own Energy SG Chief, Priyantha Wijayatunga shares his thoughts about the great task ahead. In this article, he talks about the brass tacks of overcoming the challenges, taking the opportunities, and realizing the aspirations of the energy transition. 
 

New Trust Fund under CEFPF for the Energy Transition Mechanism Established

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On 1 June 2022, the Energy Transition Mechanism Partnership Trust Fund (ETMPTF) was established under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF). The multi-partner trust fund was designed to catalyze public and private capital to accelerate the transition from carbon-intensive coal-…

President Masa Opens the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2022

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President Masa will deliver the Welcome Remarks at the Opening Plenary of the 17th Asia Clean Energy Forum. He will be joined by MDG Woochong Um, Korea Energy Agency President, Sang-Hoon Lee, and USAID Chief Climate Officer and Deputy Assistant Administrator Gillian Caldwell who will give…

17th ACEF closed with over 3,000 participants in attendance

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Clean energy is still relevant as ever particularly at this point in history when the world is losing time to change gears and drive towards net-zero emissions. More than 3,000 people including policy makers, energy experts, private sector, and other stakeholders joined the Asia Clean Energy Forum…

Record increase in clean energy investment seen to bolster global energy investment in 2022

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Global energy investment has been projected to grow by 8% in 2022 by the International Energy Agency. This increase is said to be driven by clean energy investments in both renewable energy and energy efficiency that recorded a faster rate of increase at 12% since 2020 compared to 2% in the first 5…

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

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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…

Central West Asia Region’s Largest Wind Development Project Signed

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The Bash and Dzhankeldy Wind Power projects were signed on 24 April 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between ADB and ACWA Power Company (ACWA). A total of $174 million worth of loans will develop the Bash wind power and Dzhankeldy wind power plants, both located in the Bukhara region in Uzbekistan.…