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Energy Access and Transition for South and Southeast Asia Fund created with $35 million contribution from GEAP

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On 14 April, ADB together with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) announced the $35 million funding for energy access and energy transition in South and Southeast Asia through the upcoming GEAPP Energy Access and Transition Trust Fund (GEATTF). The funding facility will be…

For the first time in decades, the number of people without access to electricity is set to increase in 2022

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The International Energy Agency is sounding the alarm bells on electricity access. The tri-crises in the form of the pandemic, inflation, and the energy crisis have practically erased the gains in energy access in the last decades. Increasing prices for food and fuel are hurting the most vulnerable…

Empowering the People: Cobrador Island Solar Hybrid Project

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Affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all that meets environmental goals is central to global development and policy making. Access to electricity continues to improve in Asia and the Pacific, yet many rural areas lag behind due to challenges in the economic and…

On the Road to Achieving Full Electrification in Sri Lanka

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This study examines how Sri Lanka achieved countrywide electrification by 2016 and looks at its socioeconomic impact. It notes that electrification helped raise living standards and triggered rapid development in rural areas, creating new investment opportunities at the national level. The study…