ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN Read more about ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. At present, climate impacts in the region continue to grow more severe, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities, and placing millions at risk of being thrown back into extreme poverty.
Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development (APLC Forum) Read more about Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development (APLC Forum) The Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-carbon Development (APLC) hosted by the Government of Hunan Province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the fifth forum to be conducted after the signing of the MOU between the Government of Hunan Province and the ADB in 2015.
Toward the Low-Carbon City - Integrated Approach of Seoul (RUS) Read more about Toward the Low-Carbon City - Integrated Approach of Seoul (RUS) This presentation outlines Seoul's urban transformation from the 1950s to the current day, emphasizing an integrated approach to urban transport, water and sanitation, and energy.
Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Read more about Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Local start-up Sumba Sustainable Solutions are partnering with rural women to reduce their domestic workload using solar-powered corn and rice mills in remote villages in Sumba, Indonesia. The mills are coupled with household Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar light and phone charger systems in a sustainable social business model currently servicing 2500 customers.
Tenzin Dorji Keywords clean energy solar hydropower renewable energy Read more about Tenzin Dorji Tenzin Dorji is a Senior Electrical Engineer working with the DSP-Solar Initiative under His Majesty’s Secretariat. With nearly a decade of experience in Bhutan’s hydropower sector, he holds a Master of Engineering Technology in Renewable Energy and Electrical Power Systems from Federation University, Australia.
Dawa Chhoedron Keywords clean energy natural resources Read more about Dawa Chhoedron Dawa Chhoedron works for the Royal Government of Bhutan as the Chief Engineer in Power Systems and Market Division under the Department of Energy in the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. She also serves on the board of Druk Green Power Corporation Limited. With over 19 years of experience in the energy sector, she specializes in energy policy, strategic planning, electricity markets, cross-border trade, energy systems modeling, data analytics, carbon trading, and greenhouse gas inventory reporting.
Lei Zhang Keywords clean energy clean energy; renewable energy Read more about Lei Zhang Mr. Lei Zhang has 28 years of professional experience in preparing and administering infrastructure projects, particularly in the energy sector. He joined ADB as an energy specialist in 2010. He has worked for around 5 years each in the South Asia Energy Division and the Central and West Asia Energy Division, including over 3 years as an outpost at ADB’s Pakistan Resident Mission. In April 2020, he joined the East Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Division as Unit Head of Project Administration.
Catalyzing Change Through Regional Strategies and Smart Solutions: A Capacity Development Event for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific Read more about Catalyzing Change Through Regional Strategies and Smart Solutions: A Capacity Development Event for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific The Emerging Areas Energy Sector team of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted four workshops at the Joy Nostalg Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The event brought together policymakers, regulators, utilities, and development partners from ADB’s developing member countries—particularly Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS)—to share knowledge, foster regional cooperation on clean energy transitions, support decarbonization, explore AI applications in power utilities, and provide practical tools and cross-sector insights for effective development interventions.
Global Insights: ADB’s Programmatic Approach to Power Sector Reforms in Sri Lanka Read more about Global Insights: ADB’s Programmatic Approach to Power Sector Reforms in Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, ADB’s programmatic approach and policy-based loan for the Power Sector Reforms and Financial Sustainability aims to consolidate the electricity industry reforms implemented under the Electricity Act 2009 by unbundling Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) into wholly-owned corporate entities for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, implementation of fully cost reflective tariffs, facilitate an enabling environment for market liberalization, and strengthen renewable energy investment activities in the country.
Asia Clean Energy Forum 2025: Empowering the Future - Clean Energy Innovations, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Financing Solutions Read more about Asia Clean Energy Forum 2025: Empowering the Future - Clean Energy Innovations, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Financing Solutions The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), an annual flagship event of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be held from 2 to 6 June 2025 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, under the theme “Empowering the Future: Clean Energy Innovations, Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Financing Solutions.”