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Update on the Energy for All Investor Forum

For the first time, Energy for All will organize an Investor Forum to feature sustainable energy access project models and innovative financing mechanisms. The Investor Forum will be a pre-forum event of the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum and will be held at ADB in Manila on 21 June 2011. While a limited number of [...]

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Energy for All during the 6th ACEF in June

Energy for All during the 6th ACEF in June

The 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum will be held from 20 – 24 June 2011 at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines, marking 2 years since the partnership was launched at the 4th ACEF in 2009. Energy access will once again play a major role during the Forum, with 6 sessions on the theme of [...]

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CARD BDS Trains 1,300 “Nanays” on Solar Lighting

CARD BDS Trains 1,300 “Nanays” on Solar Lighting

Between January and March 2011, CARD Business Development Services (BDS), an affiliate of CARD MRI – one of the largest microfinance institutions in the Philippines – trained more than 1,300 “nanays,” or small store owners, to become solar lighting resellers. Trainings were conducted in 7 provinces in the Philippines under a project supported by ADB [...]

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Picosol Cambodia holds workshop on solar road map

Picosol Cambodia holds workshop on solar road map

A total of 21 people participated in the workshop to develop a solar roadmap for Cambodia held at the Pico Sol Solar Campus outside of Phnom Penh on 19 May 2011.  During this meeting, the draft Cambodian roadmap, prepared by consultant Rogier van Mansvelt was discussed with various stakeholders that form the currently small (but [...]

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Going Green with  Solar Water Purification Systems in rural Laos

Going Green with Solar Water Purification Systems in rural Laos

In April 2011, Sunlabob completed the installation of Solar Water Purification Systems (SWPS) at 5 villages in Khammouane province, Maharxay District. The project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), is a result of a joint cooperation between the Lao Institute of Renewable energy (LIRE) and Sunlabob. The GEF Small Grants Programme promotes sustainable development [...]

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Solar Energy Foundation sponsors Ride for Light event

President Jim Ayala, aims to reduce poverty through the use of innovative solar technology solutions. Their mission: to electrify all isolated villages through solar energy.  Read the full article here.

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New Website

New Website

We recently upgraded and renewed our website and design. It’s a lot more interactive and shareable. We hope you like it. Any feedback is appreciated, you can leave a comment to this article.

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ADB Providing $150 Million Credit Guarantees to Scale Up India’s Solar Power Sector

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide up to $150 million in credit guarantees to help India scale up its use of solar power as a major renewable energy source. The guarantees will be available to local and foreign commercial banks that finance private sector solar power plants in the country and will cover 50% [...]

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ADB video: Solar lanterns for elephants

In the Indian state of Orissa, villages protect their crops from hungry elephants with the aid of solar lanterns.

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