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Helping Sri Lanka to go green

Articles
Learn how the Wind Power Generation Project in Mannar Island in Sri Lanka paved the way for the first 100-MW wind park on the island’s south coast

Lotus Wind Power Project in Viet Nam Signed

Press Releases
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…

Five outstanding women entrepreneurs from Myanmar

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A group of remarkable women from Chaung U, Myanmar, redefined adversity as just an inconvenience, with opportunities lurking around the corner. In the process of developing their successful cookstoves businesses, they became role models for other women and demonstrated that perseverance is key for…

First wind power and battery energy storage loan in Thailand signed

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The Southern Thailand Wind Power and Battery Energy Storage Project were signed on 18 May 2020 marking the first ever such installation to be constructed in the country. The $7.7 million-equivalent Ioan to the Lomligor Company Limited under ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD)…

ADB Supports China Gas to Ensure Uninterrupted Gas Supplies to Combat COVID-19 in Hubei Province

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BEIJING, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (31 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China Gas Holdings Ltd. (CGH) today signed a $20 million private sector loan agreement to support natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) deliveries to households, hospitals, industry, and services…

Incentivizing a sustainable clean cooking market

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Lessons from a Results-Based Financing pilot in Indonesia.
Access to clean cooking solutions remains one of the most daunting development challenges. Based on the latest Global Tracking Framework, the annual access growth rate of 0.46 percentage points did not keep pace with population growth. In…

Appropriate Technologies for Removing Barriers to the Expansion of Renewable Energy in Asia: Vertical Axis Wind Turbines

Working Papers
This ADBI Working Paper assesses the benefits of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) and asserts its advantages over horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs). It further recommends its adoption in Asia and the Pacific region because it operates with slower wind speeds than the required minimum speed…

Increasing Access to Clean Cooking in the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects

Reports and Publications
This publication analyzes the use of clean and efficient cooking technologies in the Philippines and identifies opportunities and challenges to fast-track their uptake.In Asia and the Pacific, 1.8 billion people still rely on traditional cooking methods using fires and solid fuels. The wider uptake…

Why Is Energy Access Not Enough for Choosing Clean Cooking Fuels? Sustainable Development Goals and Beyond

Working Papers
The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the importance of access to modern fuel for switching from dirty fuels. Though access to cleaner fuels such as electricity promotes clean fuel use, it does…

Latest IPCC Report Stresses Urgent Need for Sustainable Cooling

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The latest IPCC report presents one of the most detailed assessments of the threat to humans and ecosystems caused by climate change. It emphasized among other the dire need to scale up progress on delivering sustainable cooling for all to protect people from global warming. The report…