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On track for universal electrification, Asia and the Pacific must aim higher

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Energy SG Chief Yongping Zhai asserts in this blog that in order to maximize social and economic benefits from electrification, governments must be more aggressive in achieving universal access to electricity.

Power purchase agreements: Creating trusting relationships in the Pacific

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AEN’s Rafael Abbasov discusses how crucial transparency is in drawing power purchase agreements to ensure reliability and affordability of electricity supply. He shares his experience in implementing energy projects in the Pacific.

Q&A: Priyantha Wijayatunga on ADB’s new energy policy

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Hear Energy SG’s own Chief Priyantha Wijayatunga deal with the burning questions on the recently approved 2021 Energy Policy: the salient points, the parameters for supporting energy projects, and the overall direction the sector will take from hereon.

Power system resilience components of the Cyclone Gita Recovery Project in Tonga completed

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Two key areas of the Cyclone Gita Recovery Project have been completed. ADB joined the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Tonga in culminating the milestone on 25 February.Tonga was hit majorly by Cyclone Gita in 2018 with Nuku’alofa suffering massive damage in all sectors, including…

Get to know what the ETM is

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Read what the ETM is and how it helps push climate action further forward. SEEN is piloting this initiative to support Southeast Asia’s energy transition. Any learning from the experience can give the initiative the potential of being replicated in other subregions.

ADB Board set to discuss the Energy Policy working paper

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The working paper for the proposed new Energy Policy is scheduled on the Board agenda for 6 September. After almost one year, 28 consultations with external stakeholders consisting of civil society organizations, energy experts, and other organizations, 8 meetings with government capitals, and 4…

Electricity cross subsidies in the People’s Republic of China: Equity, reverse Ramsey pricing and welfare analysis

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This ADBI Working Paper tests reverse Ramsey pricing to check if cross subsidies across different consumers in the PRC electricity sector is equitable and efficient. The paper finds that the pricing mechanism can be equitable as long as social welfare are accounted for, reverse Ramsey pricing can…

How Different Electricity Pricing Systems Affect the Energy Trilemma: Assessing Indonesia's Electricity Market Transition

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This ADBI Working Paper developed a model to assess the implications of different electricity pricing structures in Indonesia for different aspects of the Energy Trilemma (affordability and access, energy security, and environmental sustainability); and, finds that each pricing system foster…

More projects in the energy sector approved

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On 27 November, the South Tarawa Renewable Energy Project in Kiribati was approved with funding $14.7 million from ADB’s Asian Development Fund, Strategic Climate Fund, and New Zealand. The project which is ADB’s first foray into the country’s energy sector aims to reduce the dominance of…

New CWEN Director appointed

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Joonho Hwang goes back to where it all started, this time to lead the division and continue the legacies built in years’ past. Upon assumption of office, Joonho will leave the Cambodia Resident Mission where he has been its Principal Portfolio Management specialist since 2018. Joonho holds a…