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Economic integration and energy efficiency for energy security in ASEAN

Articles
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 Ventures puts stake in energy efficiency investments in India

Press Releases
On 17 March ADB Ventures announced its first investments: in an electric vehicle company and an energy efficiency-as-a-service company for large hospitals, and commercial buildings both based in India.Euler Motors Pvt. Ltd., based in India, is an electric vehicle manufacturer and fleet operator…

Off-Balance Sheet Equity: the engine for energy efficiency capital mobilization

Working Papers
Energy efficiency remains a tricky matter to harness, notwithstanding its vast potential. This ADBI Working Paper examines off-balance sheet equity as one of the options that could be tapped to effectively mobilize energy efficiency financing.

ADB Ventures raising funds for new debt fund

Press Releases
Building on the momentum and success from the first inaugural equity fund, ADB Ventures is setting up a second investment fund to address ongoing market financing gaps to support early-stage and growth companies in scaling up their operations. According to the ADB Ventures newsletter…

Which financing sources matter for private investment in renewable energy in Asia?

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ADBI’s Dina Azhgaliyeva, John Beirne, and Ranjeeta Mishra share their views on how best to fill the financing gap in renewable energy investments in the region in this blog. They assessed which among the different types of financing: asset finance, corporate research and development (R&D),…

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

Press Releases
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

Press Releases
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

Press Releases
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

Press Releases
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…