International Collaboration to Foster a Quality Infrastructure for Globalized PV Markets

This presentation emphasized the role of PV in the global energy transformation, underscoring the importance of adopting a system approach in ensuring quality solar PV infrastructure. It also discussed the PV quality assurance and certification in the People's Republic of China, as carried out by the China General Certification (CGC).

Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development (POISED)

This presentation gave an overview of ADB's Preparing Outer Islands for Sustainable Energy Development, which will help the Maldives tap solar power and reduce reliance on costly, polluting diesel oil. The project will install solar-diesel hybrid grids on outer islands and the greater Male region. Skills development support will also be given to the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the main power utilities State Electricity Company and FENAKA Corporation Ltd. for the hybrid rollouts.

Greater Male’ Environmental Improvement and Waste Management Project

This presentation gave an overview of the Greater Male’ Environmental Improvement and Waste Management Project, which will establish an integrated, sustainable solid waste management system in the Greater Male’ capital region and its inhabited outer islands by (i) establishing a modern waste collection, transfer, and treatment using waste-to-energy (WTE)/incineration, disposal, recycling, and dumpsite closure and remediation​; (ii) improving community-based outer island waste management systems; (iii) strengthening institutional capacities for solid waste services delivery and environmental