Innovative Project Development in Energy and Transport Sectors

Held in Tokyo, Japan, this Knowledge Partnership Forum for Innovative Project Development in the Energy and Transport Sectors gathered 150 participants from private sector and public agencies.

The forum aimed to strengthen partnerships with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the private sector, and other agencies to promote sharing knowledge and expertise with ADB for innovative project development. Similarly, the forum served as a venue for the attendees to identify possible areas of collaboration on energy and transport technologies.

Yongping Zhai

Yongping Zhai graduated from the Department of Thermal Engineering of Tsinghua University in 1983. Subsequently, he studied at the Institute of Energy Policy and Economics Grenoble, France, and received Ph.D. in Energy Economics in 1989. From 1993 to 2000, he served as a Senior Energy Economist in the African Development Bank. He joined Asian Development Bank in 2000 and successively served as the energy specialist, Director (from 2010), and Chief of the Energy Sector Group (2015-July 2021) at ADB. In July 2021, he joined Tencent as Senior Advisor supporting the company’s goals.

Support to Indonesia Eximbank: Building Capacity for Energy Efficiency

Indonesia is struggling with increased energy consumption primarily from its industry sector, along with a power supply mix that remains highly dependent on fossil fuels. In 2011, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnered with Indonesia Eximbank to pioneer energy efficiency financing, serving as the gateway for mainstreaming energy efficiency programs in the country.

Read about ADB's other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.

Thomas Dreessen

Thomas Dreessen is a globally-recognized energy efficiency (EE) and ESCO expert with over 35 years of experience in developing, financing and implementing EE projects as well as delivering related capacity building programs in over 25 countries in Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, India and China), Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, United States and Canada. Mr.

The Philippine Energy Efficiency Project: Lighting Up the Philippines in an Efficient Way

The Philippines, in addition to an impending shortage in energy supply, has one of the most expensive power rates in the world. By providing assistance, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) supported the government’s interim strategy to promote and implement energy efficiency initiatives to mitigate a projected energy supply deficiency and reduce power consumption.

Read about ADB's other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.

Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program, Tranche 1: Providing Additional Power Capacity through Energy Savings

Rapidly growing demand has outstripped power generation capacity in Guangdong Province in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), resulting to a host of energy security and environmental concerns. In 2008, the PRC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) embarked on an energy efficiency program that yielded energy savings and generated additional capacity.

Read about ADB's other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.

Energy Efficiency Multi-Project Financing in the People’s Republic of China: Reducing Energy Consumption in a Rapidly Growing Economy

Energy consumption in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is growing at an alarming rate, almost as fast as the country’s economic growth. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) introduced the concept of energy financing to assist the PRC in jump-starting energy efficiency measures to address the rapid surge in energy use.

Read about ADB's other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.

How the Energy Field of Study at the Asian Insitute of Technology Can Support the Indonesia Center of Excellence with ADB

Indonesia’s transitional path to clean energy will require a considerable amount of resources—human, technological, and financial, among others. The Asian Institute of Technology, with its core competency and extensive research work in the field of energy, aims to participate in and contribute to Indonesia’s indigenous energy development process.