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Wave Energy in An Binh: Blueprint for Climate Resilient Islands

16 June 2020
An Binh, a small Vietnamese island, relies heavily on diesel generators for electricity during the 4-month rainy season. Locals are familiar with renewable energy, as they use a solar energy system. However, when the sun does not shine, the remote island’s climate and economic resilience is…

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

9 December 2019
WePOWER partner, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) Bangladesh, shares their activities to support the objectives of the network.

Grameen Shakti: Devoted to Create Access to Energy

20 November 2019
WePOWER partner, Grameen Shakti, reports accomplishments and lessons learned from their committed activities under each pillar.

Bangladesh Power Development Board

20 November 2019
WePOWER partner, Bangladesh Power Development Board, shares their activities to support the objectives of the network.

Trust Counts: World Bank Bangladesh Clean Cooking Program

20 June 2019
Around 80% of the households in Bangladesh use solid fuels for cooking. Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) affects 132 million people and contributes to 107,000 deaths each year. For women and children, it’s a grave health hazard. The World Bank in partnership with Infrastructure Development Company…

Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar

20 June 2019
Wind and solar are undergoing a global revolution with rapidly increasing installations driven by a range of technical, economic, regulatory, and institutional drivers. Recent work under the USAID, US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration (US-ATAARI) project, found that…

Developing a Direct Power Purchase Agreement Mechanism in Viet Nam

20 June 2019
Corporate entities with facilities in Asia are increasingly interested in procuring renewable power to meet sustainability targets, hedge against power price volatility, and add resiliency to their power supply. However, restrictions within the transitional power markets found in many Asian…

Enabling Poor Women's Participation in the RE Sector in Bangaladesh - Hatiya Project

19 June 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the renewable energy landscape in Bangladesh, as well as key lessons from the Enabling Poor Women's Participation in the Renewable Energy Sector - Hatiya Project and some suggestions for the way forward.

Enabling Poor Women's Participation in the RE Sector in Bangaladesh - Hatiya Project

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed the key lessons from the ADB technical and financial assistance project in Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali called “Enabling Poor Women’s Participation in the Renewable Energy Sector in Bangladesh".

Business Models to Promote Community Technology Uptake (IDCOL)

24 April 2019
Learn more about IDCOL, a development financial institution owned by the Bangladesh government, and check out how it operates in infrastructure and renewable energy sectors.