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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 [ PDF: 119kb | 2 pages ].

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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 [ PDF: 58kb | 6 pages ]

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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ADB's investments in clean energy focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, along with expanding access to energy, particularly in remote rural regions where coverage remains limited. It also supports sector reforms, improved governance and capacity building.

See the list of ADB's Clean Energy Projects.