Regional : Empowering the Poor through Increasing Access to Energy
The regional project preparatory technical assistance builds on work under ADB's Energy for All Initiative, which was launched in 2008 and has developed new approaches and methodologies for expanding access to energy for the poor. The TA will promote strategic approaches and partnerships to develop and implement larger projects and programs than ADB has supported in the past to make clean energy more available using modern efficient technologies. These undertakings will be oriented toward the poor.
The TA will increase the number of projects that deliver access to energy to the poor and raise ADB's overall investment in access to energy through a combination of support to ADB's operations departments, capacity building among DMC governments and other key stakeholders, and support for the Energy for All Partnership.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Zhai, Yongping
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Modality
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Sector
- Energy
Project Name | Empowering the Poor through Increasing Access to Energy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Number | 43385-022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country / Economy | Regional |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Partnerships |
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Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Land-based natural resources management Energy / Renewable energy generation - small hydro - Renewable energy generation - solar - Renewable energy generation - wind Finance / Inclusive finance |
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Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | The regional project preparatory technical assistance builds on work under ADB's Energy for All Initiative, which was launched in 2008 and has developed new approaches and methodologies for expanding access to energy for the poor. The TA will promote strategic approaches and partnerships to develop and implement larger projects and programs than ADB has supported in the past to make clean energy more available using modern efficient technologies. These undertakings will be oriented toward the poor. The TA will increase the number of projects that deliver access to energy to the poor and raise ADB's overall investment in access to energy through a combination of support to ADB's operations departments, capacity building among DMC governments and other key stakeholders, and support for the Energy for All Partnership. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | More than 800 million of the region's people still have no access to basic electricity services. Nearly 1.8 billion people still cook and heat by burning wood, charcoal, dung, and other forms of biomass. Women and children, and especially girls, work countless hours to collect these traditional energy fuels and suffer disproportionately from the pollution damage indoor cooking fires inflict on the health of millions. This widespread energy poverty is hindering progress toward sustainable, inclusive growth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impact | The project will improve economic, environmental, gender and health conditions among the poor in participating DMCs who have no access to modern forms of energy. Impact will be measured through the increase among people in the project areas and improvement in meeting the MDGs. |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | The project outcome will be increased access to modern, reliable, and clean energy services among the region's poor. |
Progress Toward Outcome | |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | 1. ADB investment in access to energy expanded 2. Selected DMCs assisted to analyze options for providing universal access to electricity and a pipeline of projects generated 3. Capacity of participating host country governments, private sectors, financial institutions, and civil society to design, implement, and monitor energy access projects in increased. 4. Regional partnership for scaling up access to energy incubated and established as an independent entity. |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
Geographical Location | Regional |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | |
Involuntary Resettlement | |
Indigenous Peoples | |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
During Project Design | |
During Project Implementation | Stakeholder consultations will be conducted for each project that this R PPTA will support in accordance with the design and nature of the respective projects. |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | Individual International Consultants 1. Access to Energy Project Coordinator (24 person months) 2. Access to Energy Technology Specialists (12 person months) 3. Access to Energy Financing Specialists (12 person months) Individual National consultant (30 person months) 1. Communications and Project Administration Assistant International Consulting Firm 1. Team Leader (10 person months) 2. Partnership Advisor (3 person months) 3. M&E Specialist (4 person months) 4. Access to Energy Experts (24 person months) 5. Communications Expert (12 person months) |
Responsible ADB Officer | Zhai, Yongping |
Responsible ADB Department | Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Sector Advisory Service Cluster |
Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 14 Oct 2009 |
Fact Finding | 11 Mar 2009 to 25 Mar 2009 |
MRM | - |
Approval | 09 Apr 2010 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 30 May 2017 |
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Milestones | |||||
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
09 Apr 2010 | - | 09 Apr 2010 | 30 Apr 2013 | 31 Dec 2016 | 31 Jul 2017 |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
0.00 | 12,308,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12,308,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 10,428,003.32 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Empowering the Poor through Increasing Access to Energy: Technical Assistance Completion Report | Completion Reports | Aug 2017 |
Evaluation of Dostekhor Microhydro Project under the Energy for All Initiative: Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report | Consultants' Reports | Aug 2016 |
Empowering the Poor through Increasing Access to Energy | TA Change in Scope, Amount, and Implementation Arrangements | Mar 2013 |
Empowering the Poor through Increasing Access to Energy: Major Change in Technical Assistance | TA Change in Scope, Amount, and Implementation Arrangements | May 2012 |
Empowering the Poor through Increasing Access to Energy | Technical Assistance Reports | Mar 2010 |
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Related Publications
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Maximizing Access to Energy for the Poor in Developing Asia | Brochures and Flyers | Dec 2013 |
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