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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…

First wind power and battery energy storage loan in Thailand signed

Press Releases
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)…

Cobrador Island Solar-Diesel Hybrid System

Press Releases
ADB, through the Energy for All Initiative, supported the development of ROMELCO’s 30-kW solar diesel hybrid power generation facility that provides round-the-clock electricity to 244 households, a health center, a school, and local industries in Cobrador Island, a remote island in Romblon province.

Cobrador Island Solar - Diesel Hybrid Project

Projects
ADB, through the Energy for All Initiative, supported the development of ROMELCO’s 30-kW solar diesel hybrid power that provides round-the-clock electricity to 244 households, a health center, a school, and local industries in Cobrador Island, a remote island in Romblon province. In addition to…

Handbook on Microgrids for Power Quality and Connectivity

Reports and Publications
Microgrids are poised to play a big role in the electricity ecosystem of the future—with decarbonization, digitalization, decentralization, and non-wires solutions being key attributes. The handbook will assist those working in the energy sector to evaluate a microgrid system's potential to enhance…

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…

First Cross-Border Wind Project in Asia signed between ADB and Monsoon Wind Power Company Limited

Press Releases
On 1 March, ADB and Monsoon Wind Power Company Limited signed a $692.55 million nonrecourse project financing package to install a 600-megawatt wind power plant in Sekong and Attapeu provinces in the southern part of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
The project is the first cross-…

Hybrid minigrid in Tonga commissioned

Press Releases
ADB joined the governments of Tonga and Australia on 14 March to inaugurate the Vava’u hybrid mini-grid under the Tonga Renewable Energy Project that will supply clean, reliable, and efficient electricity to the population and businesses in Vava’u.
The mini-grid consists of a solar photovoltaic…