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Economic integration and energy efficiency for energy security in ASEAN

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The security of energy supply is crucial for rapid growth in Southeast Asia, but it is being increasingly challenged by the region’s fast-growing energy demand. This high demand can be explained by improvements in energy access as well as population and economic growth. The Association of Southeast…

ADB, Uzbekistan Sign $60 Million Loan to Support Hydropower Development

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On 3 September ADB and the Government of Uzbekistan signed a $60 million loan for the Sustainable Hydropower Project, approved by ADB on 30 September 2019.
The project will construct hydropower plants with 25 MW of total capacity. This is composed of a 6 MW plant in Rabat, an 8 MW plant in…

Hydropower plant in Pakistan approved by the Board

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On 30 March, the Board approved a $300 million loan to finance the 300-MW  Balakot Hydropower Development Project in Pakistan. The project will increase the share of clean energy in Pakistan and improve the country’s energy security with the additional 1,143 gigawatt-hours of clean energy that…

Energy flows where attention goes: European expertise in Pakistan

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In this case study, CWEN shares how they overcame the challenges of designing and preparing the Balakot Hydropower Development Project in Pakistan. The $300 million project that was approved in March 2021 will construct a 300-megawatt hydropower plant.

RBL in Indonesia and a grid modernization project in Nepal have been approved

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The ADB Board approved on 24 November the $600 million results-based loan to help the country’s state-owned power company, State Electricity Corporation (PLN) expand electricity access and promote renewable energy in eastern Indonesia. The RBL also includes two grants, at $3 million each, from the…

ADB Provides $346 Million Loan for Rural Electricity in Maharashtra, India

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (29 April 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $346 million loan to India to help provide efficient and reliable power connection to rural agriculture customers in the state of Maharashtra.Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, and about…

Board approves additional financing for the modernization of the electricity grid in Nepal

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The Board, on 20 September approved increased financing of $60 million for the Electricity Grid Modernization Project in Nepal. The additional investments aim to increase electricity consumption per capita to 700 kilowatt hours by 2026 through the expansion of the transmission capacity and…

Power Distribution Modernization project in Timor-Leste approved

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ADB approved a loan that will modernize the power distribution system in Timor-Leste and strengthen the utility, Electricidade de Timor-Leste in the amount of $35 million. The loan will help provide sustainable, reliable electricity to 12 municipalities in the country.The Power Distribution…

Energy Committee Chair sees revival of the silk road through clean energy cooperation in Central and West Asia

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In his blog, Energy SG’s own committee Chair Ashok Bhargava discusses the opportunities that await clean energy and deeper cooperation among developing countries in the Central and West Asia region within the framework of energy trade, connectivity, and cooperation.The countries may have varying…

For state-owned power utility companies in the Pacific, it’s time to cut the cord

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Rafael, PAEN asserts that power sector reforms are critical not just in removing the fiscal burden that state-owned power utilities have become to government, but also in ensuring the sustainability of these businesses. He offers some recommendations in this blog.