Clean Energy
Updated: 5 July 2010
ADB's Clean Energy Program
Clean energy has become one of ADB's highest priorities, with over one fourth, or 27%, of the total approved loans in 2008 supporting projects with clean energy components.
ADB's Clean Energy Program is multi-pronged. It seeks to increase regional energy efficiency in energy, transport and urban sectors; to adopt renewable energy sources; and to improve access to energy for the poor and remote regions - avoiding the use of traditional biomass. The clean energy program seeks to meet energy security needs, facilitate a transition to a low-carbon economy, universal access to energy, and achieve ADB's vision of a region free of poverty.
With high levels of confidence for clean energy investments, ADB's Energy Policy targets the annual lending for related programs to $2 billion by 2013.
Read a brochure on ADB's Clean Energy program and see a list of ADB's Clean Energy Projects.
Learn more about access to energy through the Energy for All Initiative.
Read about the evolution of ADB's clean energy program . |
Spotlight
Summary of ADB's Clean Energy Investments
| Year |
Approved Investments*
($millions) |
Clean Energy
($millions) |
| 2003 |
1,263 |
226 |
| 2004 |
1,356 |
306 |
| 2005 |
1,805 |
757 |
| 2006 |
1,612 |
657 |
| 2007 |
1,801 |
668 |
| 2008 |
3,023 |
1,690 |
| 2009 |
2,522 |
1,261 |
*Total approved investments that have clean energy components
Guidelines for Estimating Asia Development Bank (ADB) Investments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects
ADB Increases its Clean Energy Investment Targets to $2 billion in 2013
Starting in 2013, ADB will increase its target of clean energy investments to $2 billion a year from a previous target of $1 billion (2008-2010), in a bid to accelerate low-carbon growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the region.
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