Asia can go 100% renewable
Conventional energy seems indispensable, but going 100% renewable isn’t just hypothetical – it is doable, and the best path to a sustainable future.
Test your knowledge on renewable energy
In 2015 we discovered that wind energy accounted for over 50% of new electricity produced last year. Let’s hope this trend continues.
Finding ways to lift Indian women out of (energy) poverty
Do you have ideas or solutions that can help us ensure women have better, cleaner energy access in the future? Please let us know.
TAPI to benefit all
ADB's Director General for Central and West Asia discusses what to expect from the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Natural Gas Pipeline, ADB’s role as transaction advisor, and how to overcome security and financing challenges.
Going beyond the meter for sustainable, inclusive energy access in South Asia
South Asia needs more gender equality and social inclusiveness in the energy sector.
4 approaches for more inclusive energy in South Asia
Here are a few messages from our partners in the conference.
Training women to use new energy supplies reaps multiple rewards
Given the right opportunities, women can be much more than latent consumers of electricity.
Let’s use ICT effectively to implement smart grids in Asia and the Pacific
Information and communications technology can improve the efficiency of energy operations in Asia, where the sector is dominated by state-owned enterprises.
Developing Asia can start an electric car revolution
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.
A truly global energy project in Uzbekistan
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.