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Community Energy Toolkit: Best practices for broadening the ownership of renewables

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Through a a case study approach, this white paper highlights the different ways in which communities actively participate in energy decision making around the world and harness renewable energy’s potential to deliver economic, social, and environmental benefits for a just transition. The paper also…

Guidebook for Deploying Distributed Renewable Energy Systems: A Case Study on the Cobrador Hybrid Solar PV Mini-Grid

Reports and Publications
This guidebook runs the reader through the design, preparation, and installation of a renewable energy-based hybrid solar photovoltaic mini-grid system, with a specific application in island settings. Lessons from the hybrid mini-grid pilot project implemented in Cobrador, Romblon Islands in the…

Simpa Networks Off-Grid Prepaid Solar Leasing Project

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ADB supports Simpa Networks with a USD 2M equity investment and USD 6M loan (Clean Technology Fund) that expands the company’s off-grid, pay-as-you-go (PayGo) solar energy services to more underserved households in rural India. Simpa provides SHS products made affordable with a leasing model and a…

Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report Released

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The world may not be able to meet its targets in ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 if efforts are not scaled up significantly, according to the new Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report released on 28 May 2020 by the…

Energy Sector Group set to chart its work plan for the year

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An Energy Sector Group Strategic Session is being planned for the last week of January to define the sector’s thrust, targets, and urgent tasks for 2022 to 2023. As in previous years, a report on the year that was will be delivered followed by the proposed work plan for the year.
On top of the…

Energy SG Strategy Session will be on 28 January

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The next critical part after having a new Energy Policy is preparing its implementation. This year’s Strategy Session of the Energy Sector Group will zero in on precisely this. Apart from preparing the guidance notes[1], we are also expected to draft the Energy Sector Framework that would contain…

Directions for 2022-2023 set at the Energy Sector Strategy Session

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On 28 January, the Energy Committee, the Energy Sector Group Secretariat, and several staff members from various energy divisions held a Strategy Session to set the objectives, targets, and tasks for the coming year. Colleagues from other sectors and thematic groups also attended.
A central element…

Global Impact of Russia’s War on Ukraine

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In this article, the International Energy Agency (IEA) examines the position of Russian energy supply in the global markets and what the Russian invasion of Ukraine implies for markets that have been dependent on Russian supply such as Europe in terms of its natural gas requirements. Case in point…

The cause for government support of startups with big ideas stressed in latest IEA report

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A newly released IEA report reviews different government approaches around the world in fostering innovation through disruptive businesses, providing insights into how to mobilize solutions to key challenges, particularly in crises situations. More in How Governments Support Clean Energy…

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…