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A Power of Good: How ADB’s Climate-Resilient Investment is Boosting Tonga’s Energy Future

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In this Project Result Case Study, see the impact of ADB’s interventions in the county including how it has strengthened its power sector to become more resilient and ready for the greater integration of renewable energy sources.

How a Pay-as-You-Go Solar Project Reaches the Poorest Households

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Nearly 40% of households (500,000) in Nusa Tenggara Timur province have no electricity despite Indonesia achieving a national electrification rate of 98%. These include 60,000 households on the remote island of Sumba, which count among the country’s poorest and rely on polluting kerosene and…

Cobrador Island Solar-Diesel Hybrid System

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ADB, through the Energy for All Initiative, supported the development of ROMELCO’s 30-kW solar diesel hybrid power generation facility that provides round-the-clock electricity to 244 households, a health center, a school, and local industries in Cobrador Island, a remote island in Romblon province.

Pilot Project Brings 24-Hour Solar Power to Improve Life on Small Philippine Island

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A pilot project under an Asian Development Bank (ADB) technical assistance was inaugurated today, bringing 24-hour solar power to this small rural island in Antique Province, Philippines.

Cobrador Island Solar - Diesel Hybrid Project

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ADB, through the Energy for All Initiative, supported the development of ROMELCO’s 30-kW solar diesel hybrid power that provides round-the-clock electricity to 244 households, a health center, a school, and local industries in Cobrador Island, a remote island in Romblon province. In addition to…

Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Pilot Project: The technology

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The Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Pilot Project is a private sector joint venture with Antique Electric Cooperative, the electric distribution franchise holder, and One Renewable Energy Enterprise, Inc. For more information: https://www.adb.org/news/pilot-project-brings-24-hour-solar-…

Asia needs to get cooking when it comes to solar energy

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Solar power is helping Asia get electricity to people, particularly in rural and remote areas, but it has fallen behind in its use as a clean energy cooking source.
The Asia and the Pacific region is making steady progress in meeting the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for access to electricity…

Malalison Island Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Pilot Project: Impact to the Community

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The islanders will enjoy reliable and continuous 24/7 electric services, allowing them greater income-generating opportunities, such as better food and lodgings to attract more tourism and refrigeration for fishers to preserve their catch and await better market prices. Lower power prices will…

Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2021

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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…