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Townhall Meeting on the Energy Sector Directional Guide Set

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Energy Sector Group will present the latest draft of the Energy Sector Directional Guide to the ADB community to further enrich the document for any additional insights, comments and suggestions. The Directional Guide sets out ADB’s approach to implementing Strategy 2030, its 7 operational…

CEFPF Annual Consultation Meeting held

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The 15th Annual Consultation Meeting (ACM) for the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility (CEFPF) was held on 16 September 2022. The Chief Sector Officer and CEFPF Fund Manager Sungsup Ra opened the meeting and acknowledged the presence of the representatives from the governments of Australia…

Only 2 clean energy components being tracked are fully ‘on track’ out of 55 – IEA

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Only electric vehicles and lighting out of the 55 components being tracked by the International Energy Agency (IEA) are moving quickly enough and toward the direction of the Net Zero by 2050 Scenario trajectory. The IEA’s Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE) is a…

First technology briefing to management held

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The Energy Sector Group organized a technology briefing on green hydrogen on 6 October to brief senior management of the technology, the current trends in the sector, and what it implies for ADB.  A distinguished panel of speakers provided the depth and breadth of the economics and technical…

Roadmap for electric motorcycle charging infrastructure in Indonesia published

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Through the technical assistance project, Indonesia: Electric Transportation and Charging Infrastructure, the Electric Motorcycle Charging Infrastructure Road Map for Indonesia was prepared to assess how Indonesia can pave the way for the shift to electric motorcycles by developing its…

ADB approves VinFast electric mobility green loan project

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ADB approved a $135 million loan for Viet Nam’s first fully electric public transport bus fleet and first national electric vehicle (EV) charging network. The assistance will support Viet Nam’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and expand high-tech manufacturing…

Energy Efficiency in South Asia: Opportunities for Energy Sector Transformation

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The report analyzes the growth of energy consumption in each of the five countries as well as their major energy efficiency institutional arrangements, policies, initiatives, and programs. Opportunities to enhance regional cooperation in energy.
Download it here: Energy Efficiency in South…

Energy in Asia and the Pacific: Your questions answered

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Chief of Energy Sector Group Priyantha Wijayatunga discusses energy challenges in Developing Asia and how ADB is helping through financing and knowledge sharing.
Original story here: Energy in Asia and the Pacific: Your Questions Answered
 
 

Sector Directional guides to be launched

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On 12 January 2023, the directional guides for education, energy, finance, health, transport, urban, and water sectors will be launched at an event that will be led by MDG Woochong Um together with SDCC DG Bruno Carrasco and SERD DG Ramesh Subramaniam at 2:00 pm, in Auditorium 4 and virtually. The…

Energy Sector Group strategy session set on 31 January

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The Energy Sector Group will get together on 31 January to assess the previous year’s work, reap the lessons, and plan for 2023. After the approval of the Energy Policy in 2021 and the Energy Sector Directional Guide in 2022 what follows would be the more crucial part of rolling up our sleeves and…