The 15th Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) kicks off today with deep-dive workshops in the afternoon. ACEF’s Week-at-a-Glance presents varied topics that are consistent with this year’s theme, Cross-sectoral Innovations for a Sustainable Future. You may have already enlisted in your preferred tracks and sessions through the ACEF Newsletter. There are also side events organized by ADB and our partners that run after the main forum.

The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) will not be daunted by the limitations presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and will be delivered through an online platform from 15 to 18 June. This year’s content will revolve around the theme, Vision 20/20: Cross-Sectoral Innovations for a Sustainable Future, and continue building on the multisectoral perspective brought to more focus in 2019.

Four thematic tracks will set the parameters of the discussions during the 15th ACEF in June:   

It was the first time that ACEF in its 15th year was held fully online. It was the first time that more than 4,600 participants get to take part in it. The 15th Asia Clean Energy Forum defied the limits presented by the coronavirus pandemic demonstrating that sustainable, resilient and clean energy future cannot be daunted; that the transition to such a future does not waste a single day; and that, learning and collaboration persist and are even more crucial in times of the most unprecedented of crises.

Know the seven principles in ensuring the quality of data used in geospatial modeling crucial for integrated energy planning. Geospatial modeling has been an integral tool in integrated energy planning particularly in determining gaps in energy access.

At the Strategy Session of the Energy Sector Group on 27 January, projects and project teams that have designed and processed innovative projects in 2020 were given recognition. Notable knowledge work and other initiatives were also given due regard.

This Policy Brief recommends for the tariff differential subsidy in Pakistan to either be eliminated or reduced and its targeting features improved. Pakistan’s energy sector has been beset with power outages, lack of capital investments, and inefficient electricity networks. The reforms proposed seek to arrest this cycle and help bring the sector on the right track.

This is a summary of the status and updates of the study that looks into a strategy for the Northeast Asia Power System Interconnection that spans Japan, Mongolia, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation.

OverviewRelevant and practical integrated waste management approaches are crucial for countering public health impacts of uncollected waste and environmental impacts of open dumping and burning. Medium to large cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) considers this as a pressing need to help them attain environmental sustainability and improve the quality of life of their citizens.Turning municipal solid waste into energy through the waste-to-energy process is one of the popular strategies of solving the rise of generated waste.