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Game-changer: Can solar energy be generated in old gas power plants?

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Turkmenistan is working on an innovative program introduce solar power generated steam in a gas fired power station and allow the turbine to use both solar and gas-powered steam based on availability to generate electricity.As signatories to the Paris Agreement, Central Asia’s fossil fuel rich…

Kazakhstan: A future without coal?

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This future, indeed, can be realized according to KARM CD Nariman Mannapbekov and ERCD’s Aimee Hapnel, in this blog that proposes that renewable energy, innovation, and investment can ensure a low-carbon future in Kazakhstan without having to sacrifice the economic and social welfare of its people.

The pandemic may break value chains, but solar energy can still shine

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COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of energy value chains but solar power could be an indigenous solution to keep the lights on during a crisis.The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the life of hundreds of millions in many countries. It has also severely disrupted the value chains of global…

A Private Financing Deal Helped Build Southeast Asia's Largest Floating Solar Project in Viet Nam

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A $37 million financing package from ADB, Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia, and Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) has assisted Da Nhim–Ham Thuan–Da Mi Hydro Power Joint Stock Company (DHD) to build the first large-scale floating solar PV panels in…

Power and Empower: Improving Lombok Women’s Lives by Investing in Clean Energy

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Discover how solar projects in Indonesia have helped employ women and have provided economic opportunities for women.Indonesia is committed to leveraging its solar energy resource to help increase the share of renewable energy supply into its overall energy mix to 23% by 2025.ADB has invested a $40…

The role of fiscal incentives in promoting energy efficiency in the industrial sector: Case studies in Asia

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A review of literature presents the strengths, limitations and effectiveness of fiscal incentives in promoting industrial energy efficiency from various case studies in the region. Some instruments were found to be effective (e.g. voluntary agreements and careful planning in the Peoples Republic of…

How Economic Instruments Can Improve Air Quality in Asia

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In this summary of the chapter on air pollution of Greening Markets: Market-Based Approaches for Environmental Management in Asia, the authors provide an overview and assessment on the suitability of using different market-based instruments to address air pollution caused by energy production,…

ADB Announces $6.5 Billion Initial Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries (DMCs) as they respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic."This pandemic has become a major global…

Businesses need to take a green path to recovery after COVID-19

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There is no going back to the old order. Doing business as usual is no longer an option in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors posit that investments in ‘green sectors’ such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, green buildings, etc. is the way to go.

Cambodia is making strides on the long road to low-carbon economic growth

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Despite the country’s minimal share (at 0.02%) to global greenhouse gas emissions. Cambodia stands vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change such as flooding and extreme weather events. CARM’s CD Sunniya Durrani-Jamal, together with Economist Darren Byers lays down possible pathways for…