Clean Energy Center of Excellence

This presentation examines the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative, along with the framework and mechanism for energy technology transfer. The acceleration of new and renewable energy in Indonesia is highlighted. It also discusses Indonesia’s Bali Clean Energy Development Framework and the development of the Bali Center of Excellence.

Agence Française de Développement's Contribution to Renewable Energies

This presentation provides a general overview of Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It shows how AFD meets the cross-cutting objective of supporting low-carbon, climate resilient development paths through its ongoing projects in Indonesia. AFD’s contribution to sustain the Center of Excellence in Indonesia to enhance renewable energy is also discussed.

Private Operators Delivering Performance and Efficiency for Water Users and Public Authorities

Most of the challenges public water and sanitation service operators—public, private, or mixed—face are similar in nature. Aquafed, an International Federation of Private Water Operators, has the mission to contribute to solving global challenges in the delivery of public water and sanitation services.

Packaging Public-Private Partnerships in Waste-to-Energy Projects: ADB’s Experience

The Private Sector Operations Department of Asian Development Bank continues to be active in Waste-to-Energy (WTE) sector in many Asian countries. While the Public-Private Partnership/Build–Operate–Transfer structure is possible for WTE, the challenge is to increase the number of commercial banks that are keen to finance this type of project.

Apurva Chaturvedi

Apurva Chaturvedi is a clean energy professional currently working as Senior Clean Energy Specialist in the Clean Energy and Environment Office in USAID India. She has over 15 years of experience in clean energy and power sector. She has the experience of designing and managing several clean energy programs at USAID. Her area of expertise is strategy formulation and program design & management. She is currently leading the distribution utilities, smart grids, emobility, and energy efficiency portfolio of USAID’s clean energy program in India.

Jiwan Acharya

Jiwan Acharya is currently focused on developing and implementing energy efficiency, renewable energy and other broader energy sector projects in India and Nepal. He worked with Energy Sector Group Secretariat in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of ADB in October 2006 as Senior Energy Specialist. He is a key member of ADB's Energy Sector Group and Climate Change Team and was responsible for overseeing ADB's several key initiatives including Energy for All, and Low Carbon Technology Transfer, among others. Mr.