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Assessing the Impact of Renewable Energy Based Microgrids on Local Development and the SDGs: Insights from the Philippines

18 June 2019
The Cobrador Island Solar – Diesel Hybrid Project is one of ADB’s outstanding projects and led to increased service hours (24 hours per day), affordability (50% tariff reduction), and environmental soundness (RE share up to 90%). This presentation analyzed the impact on local development and the…

Street Lighting Project in Tacloban City: Financed via loan through ESCO

18 June 2019
Energy efficiency (EE) finance, due to its small volumes, technical complexity and multiple stakeholders involved, needs public support. The ASEAN Center of Energy initiated a JAIF funded project to support the exchange among ASEAN member states on innovative energy efficiency finance mechanisms.…

From France to the Philippines: Pioneering Tidal Stream Energy

18 June 2019
The San Bernardino Ocean Power Project is a transformative initiative carried out by H&WB (Filipino project developer) and SABELLA (French technology developer) to develop the Philippines’ and the ASEAN’s first commercial power plant deploying tidal in-stream turbines. The first phase sees a…

Future-Proof Strategy for Electric Cooperatives to Integrate More Renewables into their Supply Portfolio

18 June 2019
The Philippines has close to 150 cooperatives and private distribution utilities, which are responsible for power supply for households and industry on their franchise area. Many of these cooperatives have over contracted themselves with traditional inflexible coal baseload capacity, on top of…

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…

Public-Private Partnerships To Drive Clean Energy Transitions In Indian Power Sector

17 June 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the evolution of private-public partnerships in various sectors in India and its energy sector. It also showcased PPPs in smartgrid deployment and distribution franchising, and how PPP is promoting energy efficiency. The presentation also shared some lessons…

Energy Efficiency Market Transformation - Drivers-Demand or Financing

17 June 2019
This presentation shared two strategies that aimed to transform the energy efficiency market in India. It also showcased two programs: the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) and the India-EU Clean Energy and Climate Partnership (CECP) to illustrate the creation for demand/financing and…

Philippine Solar PV Market Report

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed the status of the solar PV market in the Philippines, as well as the forecast for solar installations until 2030. It also explored local and international solar trends, local government initiatives, competitors, and residential and utility scale.