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Innovative Finance for Sustainable Energy Access: Lessons from the World’s First Result-Based Loans in the Energy Sector – an Independent Verifier’s Perspective

18 June 2019
ADB is supporting PLN, the Indonesian state electricity company, with the world’s first result-based lending (RBL) programs in the energy sector to help realize the nation’s goal of sustainable universal electricity access. The loan’s disbursements are linked to the achievement of the program…

Enabling Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations in India

18 June 2019
The global electric vehicle sales are on the rise have surpassed 1 million units in 2017. As per the International Energy Agency's (IEA) estimates, there will be about 125 million EVs on the road by 2030. Proactive policy environment combined with declining battery costs and investment in setting-…

Achieving Energy, Water and Food Sustainability through Agricultural Demand Side Management

18 June 2019
Water, energy and food security are three vital sleaze factors that decide the existence and development of a nation. A recent study done in Karnataka, the second-largest arid region in India, revealed that Agricultural Demand Side Management (Ag-DSM) along with the promotion of best irrigation…

Accelerating Clean Energy Investment in Indonesia Through Financial Intervention

18 June 2019
This presentation gave an overview of PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur and the concrete steps they are taking to support the development of green energy Indonesia, and their initiatives in sustainable financing. It also discussed their strategic partnerships with bilateral and multilateral…

Solar Boats: A New Paradigm to Respectfully Sail the Seas

18 June 2019
Many Asian countries rely heavily on the ocean as a principal source of income, mainly from fishing and tourism. While clean mobility has the spotlight on land, little has been done to render marine transportation cleaner and more cost-effective for low-income fishermen or small business owners.…

Subsidy Swaps: Stories from India

17 June 2019
This presentation gave an overview of India's energy subsidies inventory and trends between 2014 and 2017. It also showcased a concept for a kerosene to solar swap, emphasizing how much India can save by switching.

Avenues for Subsidy Swap in India – Insights from the ACCESS Surveys

17 June 2019
The Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States is a survey carried out in 2015 covering more than 9000 rural households in the six most energy-poor states in India: Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. This presentation discussed some…

Subsidy Reforms and the Clean Energy Revolution

17 June 2019
This presentation gave an overview of fossil fuel subsidy in India's power sector, and why such a subsidy was necessary to provide the mass population access to affordable electricity. It also discussed the financial, regulatory, and technical barriers in increasing renewable energy share in India…

Introduction of Geoinformational support for Integrated River Basins Management - Geo4IRBM project

17 June 2019
Identification and documentation of ADB requirements; Area of interest Geoinformational products and services scope

Operational applications of Geo4IRBM products in ADB practice

17 June 2019
Introduction of applications of Sediment Yield maps in Raw Water supply subprojects; Introduction of applications of Water Extent, Subsidence and Land Use Products Flood Risk management subprojects