Regional : Advance Sustainable Clean Energy Network for Development
The proposed TA aims to support the development of diversified and responsible critical mineral (CM) and clean energy technology (CET) manufacturing supply chains by providing knowledge solutions, creating a platform for policy dialogue, and supporting capacity building for the creation of a financing facility. It adopts a comprehensive approach encompassing integration of CM production with regional CET supply chains, creating enabling environments for domestic value addition, promoting regional policy dialogues, and catalyzing finance to develop diverse and resilient CM and CET supply chains. The TA is aligned with ADB's Climate Change Action Plan 2023-2030 and Strategy 2030's Operational Priorities 1, 3, and 7. It is included in the 2024 pipeline of the Regional Cooperation and Integration and Trade Division (CCRC) of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD) and the Energy Sector of the Sectors Group.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Jeong, Kwang Jo
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Regional -
Sector
- Energy
- Project Name
- Advance Sustainable Clean Energy Network for Development
- Project Number
- 58010-001
- Country / Economy
- Regional
- Indonesia
- Mongolia
- Uzbekistan
- Viet Nam
- Project Status
- Active
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
TA 10312-REG: Advance Sustainable Clean Energy Network for Development (ASCEND) Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 250,000.00 Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund US$ 1.00 million - Operational Priorities
- OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities
- OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability
- OP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integration
- Sector / Subsector
Energy / Energy efficiency and conservation
Industry and trade / Trade and services
- Gender
- Some gender elements
- Description
- The proposed TA aims to support the development of diversified and responsible critical mineral (CM) and clean energy technology (CET) manufacturing supply chains by providing knowledge solutions, creating a platform for policy dialogue, and supporting capacity building for the creation of a financing facility. It adopts a comprehensive approach encompassing integration of CM production with regional CET supply chains, creating enabling environments for domestic value addition, promoting regional policy dialogues, and catalyzing finance to develop diverse and resilient CM and CET supply chains. The TA is aligned with ADB's Climate Change Action Plan 2023-2030 and Strategy 2030's Operational Priorities 1, 3, and 7. It is included in the 2024 pipeline of the Regional Cooperation and Integration and Trade Division (CCRC) of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD) and the Energy Sector of the Sectors Group.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- The net-zero transition has highlighted the vital role played by CM and CET manufacturing supply chains. CM extraction and processing and CET manufacturing capacities will need to expand significantly to meet the time-bound global goals of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 under the UAE Consensus adopted at COP 28. CM and CET manufacturing supply chains are currently characterized by (i) high levels of geographic concentration; (ii) low levels of value addition and investments in mid-stream manufacturing due to a poor enabling environment and financial risks (including volatile mineral prices); (iii) significant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues; and (iv) long project lead times. These result in high vulnerability to disruptions caused by geopolitical, trade tensions, and other risks. There is a potential to bring together resource-rich and resource-seeking countries in Asia and the Pacific to achieve the common goal of developing diversified and responsible CM and CET manufacturing supply chains. The proposed TA aims to address these critical binding constraints and facilitate the implementation of ADB's Climate Change Action Plan 2023-2030 through upstream (CM-CET diagnostics), midstream (strong engagement and policy dialogue with government counterparts), and downstream (design and implementation of sector reforms and investment road maps to address climate priorities) engagements.
- Impact
Development of diversified, responsible, and sustainable Critical Minerals and CET manufacturing supply chains supported
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
DMCs' capacity for developing diverse and responsible critical mineral and CET manufacturing supply chains enhanced
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
Opportunities for supporting diversified and responsible critical mineral and CET supply chains identified
Policy dialogues and regional cooperation on critical minerals and CET manufacturing supply chain development increased
Project pipeline on critical minerals and CETs developed
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
- Indonesia - Nation-wide; Mongolia - Nation-wide; Uzbekistan - Nation-wide; Viet Nam - Nation-wide
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- During Project Implementation
Business Opportunities
- Consulting Services
- ADB will engage a mix of international and national consulting firms, research and technical institutions, individual consultants, and resource persons. ADB will engage consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time).
- Procurement
- No procurement will be done.
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Jeong, Kwang Jo
- Responsible ADB Department
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
- Responsible ADB Division
- Regional Cooperation and Integration and Trade Division (CCRC)
- Executing Agencies
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Asian Development Bank
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- 27 Mar 2024
- Fact Finding
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- MRM
- -
- Approval
- 28 Jun 2024
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 02 Jul 2024
Funding
TA 10312-REG
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 28 Jun 2024 | - | 28 Jun 2024 | 30 Sep 2028 | - | - |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 250,000.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,250,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2024 | 42,317.95 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Sustainable Clean Energy Network for Development: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Jun 2024 |
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| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Team Leader/ Institutional Development Expert | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Project Analyst | Individual - Consulting | Closed | ||
| Project Manager | Individual - Consulting | Closed |
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