West Kalimantan Power Grid Strengthening Project: Reducing Indonesia’s Oil Dependency While Fostering Regional Cooperation

Event:

West Kalimantan Power Grid Strengthening Project: Reducing Indonesia’s Oil Dependency While Fostering Regional Cooperation

01 October 2015

Author / Speaker:

Sohail Hasnie, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Aiming Zhou, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Dongxiang Li, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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Project Stories:

Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects

As oil fuels all power generation in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan, overdependence on this costly and carbon-intensive energy source negatively affects both the environment and economy of the province. Through the assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indonesia signed a cross-border power trade agreement to tap existing power supply from neighboring Malaysia.

Read about ADB's other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.

Geographical Focus:

Indonesia

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Project Stories

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