Energy
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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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Off-grid DC solar kits for as little as $1,200?
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 14 October 2016
The answer is yes – off-grid is the future, and the only way to bring electricity to all by 2020.
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Off-grid solar can be game-changer for electricity access in Central Asia
By Sohail Hasnie on Thursday, 22 September 2016
ADB recently approved new funding to demonstrate the technical and financial viability of this new technology combination in the CAREC region.
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5 lessons learned on building tomorrow’s clean technology leaders
By Danny Kennedy on Friday, 16 September 2016
Asia is central to the global transition to cleaner energy. Change must happen on an unprecedented scale. We need solutions, and we need them fast.
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Leapfrog into technology to avoid getting leapfrogged yourself
By Sohail Hasnie on Friday, 29 July 2016
Those that still question the need for technology leapfrogging in development need to know if we continue to use camel-era technology on the highway, we may get hit by fast cars that have embraced innovation.
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A truly global energy project in Uzbekistan
By Sean M. O’Sullivan on Thursday, 30 June 2016
Sean O’Sullivan, ADB Director General for Central and West Asia, gives an update on a $1.2 billion project to improve the electricity supply with two giant gas turbines in Uzbekistan.
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Developing Asia can start an electric car revolution
By Sohail Hasnie on Thursday, 02 June 2016
We need to start adopting the electric car en masse at the bottom of the income pyramid in the region if we want to achieve real transformation in the clean energy sector.
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Let’s use ICT effectively to implement smart grids in Asia and the Pacific
By Arun Ramamurthy on Thursday, 26 May 2016
Information and communications technology can improve the efficiency of energy operations in Asia, where the sector is dominated by state-owned enterprises.
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Training women to use new energy supplies reaps multiple rewards
By Prabhjot R. Khan on Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Given the right opportunities, women can be much more than latent consumers of electricity.
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4 approaches for more inclusive energy in South Asia
By Francesco Tornieri on Monday, 11 April 2016
Here are a few messages from our partners in the conference.
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Going beyond the meter for sustainable, inclusive energy access in South Asia
By Francesco Tornieri on Monday, 11 April 2016
South Asia needs more gender equality and social inclusiveness in the energy sector.
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