Demand Side Management and the Prosumer: What, Who, and the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Implications Read more about Demand Side Management and the Prosumer: What, Who, and the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Implications Enter the prosumer, as smart grid will bring in a new paradigm of active distribution that can dramatically change the roles of consumers and communities, transforming passive users into active players—both as producers and consumers or prosumers with potentially important implications for gender equality and social inclusion. This session explains demand side management in relation to the power system and electricity network, from generation to end users. It discusses the enhanced role of demand management for smart grid systems and examines the case of the Sri Lanka experience.
How Can Impact Evaluation Methodologies Capture Gender Equity Impacts? Read more about How Can Impact Evaluation Methodologies Capture Gender Equity Impacts? This presentation explores the impact of electricity on gender. It features Asian Development Bank’s intervention approach in the form of an evaluation exercise. It also examines if the intended objectives of this method have improved women’s quality of life and empowerment.
Community Rural Electrification in Nepal Read more about Community Rural Electrification in Nepal Nepal faces significant challenges in rural electrification, with less than 35% of the rural population electrified. Much has been done to address this such as increasing the grid-connected electrification rate in areas without electricity and empowering Electricity Users Cooperatives (EUCs). This case study presents an example of the process and results of the capacity building support provided to EUCs by an Asian Development Bank-supported project that aimed to increase rural poor women’s access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy sources and technologies.
Improving Gender Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka Read more about Improving Gender Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka Energy is a critical factor in any poverty reduction strategy. It is also essential for generating production, income, and employment. The Asian Development Bank rolled out a project in three of its developing member countries in South Asia—Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka—to help increase rural poor women’s access to affordable, reliable, and clean renewable energy sources and technologies. This paper presents an overview of the project, including its background, key strategies, results, and lessons.
Making Renewable Energy a Success in Bangladesh: Getting the Business Model Right Read more about Making Renewable Energy a Success in Bangladesh: Getting the Business Model Right More than three quarters of Bangladeshis in rural areas have no electricity in their homes, forcing the villagers to complete their work during daylight. This paper analyzes the success of the solar home system program in Bangladesh, which today provides clean and reliable electricity to millions of people in off-grid areas.
Video - Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes (Part 2) Read more about Video - Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes (Part 2) Access to energy can contribute significantly to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s overarching goal of reducing poverty. In 2008, the Energy for All initiative was created with the aim of adding value to ADB’s energy access projects by assisting project developers and the Bank’s operations staff conduct pre-investment activities.
Video - Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes (Part 1) Read more about Video - Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes (Part 1) Energy access remains one of the most fundamental challenges in India. The Asian Development Bank’s $2 million equity investment in Simpa Networks’ pay-as-you-go solar energy offering creates affordability for rural consumers in India, while the prepaid nature of the scheme makes the business model attractive for private sector investments.
Video - Thorough Planning of Solar Park Mitigates Risk for Investors, Locals Read more about Video - Thorough Planning of Solar Park Mitigates Risk for Investors, Locals This video explains why the Charanka Solar Power Park in India’s Gujarat State is one of the successful public-private partnership models that has helped bridge grid parity. It also highlights how the project not only addressed the country’s energy security situation, but also connected poverty-stricken and energy poor local communities.
Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes Read more about Affordable Pay-As-You-Go Solar Power for India's Energy-Poor Homes Seventy-five (75) million households in India lack access to energy, while another 80 million are under-served. This situation has pushed many people to use expensive and hazardous means to light up their homes. Households spend half of their incomes on kerosene, charcoal, firewood, paraffin, candles, and disposable batteries for lighting and energy needs.
Thorough Planning of Solar Park Mitigates Risk for Investors, Locals Read more about Thorough Planning of Solar Park Mitigates Risk for Investors, Locals “India can play a pivotal role in solar power generation because of its geographic advantage like availability of land and high solar irradiation in the desert,” said Naoki Sakai, Asian Development Bank's (ADB) senior climate change specialist for the South Asia Department’s Energy Division and mission leader of the Gujarat solar power transmission project.