Energy
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Energy efficiency: Why not enough is being invested
By Jennifer Romero-Torres on Thursday, 12 October 2017
To unlock investments in energy efficiency, we must remove financing barriers to small projects and attract more institutional capital.
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New approach to ADB procurement and safeguards for better project results
By Hun Kim on Monday, 09 October 2017
Using country systems for procurement and safeguards, a first for ADB in India, recognizes the country’s remarkable progress over the past 30 years.
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Free electricity from railway tracks?
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 06 October 2017
Installing solar panels on railway sleepers can generate 1 MW of power from a 6 km section of railway track. That’s enough to power 150 electric cars.
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Achieving Sri Lanka's vision for 100% renewable electricity by 2050
By Priyantha Wijayatunga, Alexandra Soezer on Friday, 22 September 2017
Hugely affected by climate change, Sri Lanka is taking bold action against it. ADB and UNDP are helping develop a strategy that can be replicated elsewhere.
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Think big on technology for a clean energy future
By Monica Araya on Friday, 25 August 2017
What can Asia learn from Costa Rica’s successful experience with clean energy and its goal to achieve full electric mobility?
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A unique reason to install solar power
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 18 August 2017
100% urban electrification doesn’t necessarily deliver 24/7 power in some developing countries.
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Energy in 2050: Clean, free, and for all
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 11 August 2017
33 years from now, energy will be affordable, renewable, and equitable as demand declines and technology becomes available to everyone.
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Watch regional cooperation in energy
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 07 July 2017
Spilling hydropower in one country can benefit a neighboring country that lacks power or is relying on diesel.
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Floating solar on the move in Asia
By Sohail Hasnie on Wednesday, 07 June 2017
Solar power was initially installed on rooftops, then on public light fittings, later on land. Now it can be installed on water.
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4 ways blockchain will disrupt the energy sector
By Yongping Zhai on Friday, 02 June 2017
This technology comes at the right moment to support the transformation of the energy sector in developing Asia.
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Electrifying emerging ASEAN through off-grid distributed renewable energy systems
By Han Phoumin on Thursday, 11 May 2017
ASEAN will enjoy quality growth by investing in affordable, efficient, and reliable electricity.
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7 priorities for infrastructure investment in the Pacific
By Sanjivi Rajasingham on Wednesday, 12 April 2017
The region’s infrastructure needs to reach a point where it can support higher levels of sustainable growth.
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How a solar 'swarm' can boost electricity access in rural Bangladesh
By Elmar Elbling on Friday, 17 March 2017
Peer-to-peer electricity trading can be a game-changer for off-grid communities.
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5 predictions for clean energy in 2017
By Sohail Hasnie on Thursday, 16 February 2017
2016 was a successful year for clean energy. How will 2017 shape up?
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Drop kerosene, get electricity... on a stick
By Sohail Hasnie on Tuesday, 17 January 2017
A simple device can bring off-grid electricity to millions of homes in developing Asia.
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Rehabilitation of big infrastructure projects is easier said than done
By Sohail Hasnie on Thursday, 08 December 2016
The ADB-financed upgrade of a Soviet-era power plant in the Kyrgyz Republic is a continuous logistical nightmare.
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Second-life car batteries can bring electricity to millions
By Sohail Hasnie on Tuesday, 22 November 2016
This is how we can link the large number of electric vehicles in developed countries with the off-grid solar market in developing countries.
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Close to the grid but far away from accessing its power
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 11 November 2016
We learn the story of a Kyrgyz small business that could benefit tremendously from off-grid electricity.
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Why the bottom of the pyramid needs electric cars... now
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 04 November 2016
Countries in developing Asia only require a basic electric vehicle, not a fast-moving, high-end model like the ones being sold in the developed world.
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Why we need good transport networks to support development
By Giovanni Verlini on Thursday, 20 October 2016
Today more than ever, the Talimarjan power project shows how Central Asia needs a 21st century Silk Road.
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