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Knowledge and and Power: Power Lessons from ADB Energy Projects Lessons from ADB Energy Projects As the largest development finance institution in Asia and the Pacific, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has “Asprovided the largest to its developmentdeveloping member finance countries institution over in $28Asia billion and the in loansPacific, and the grants Asian for Developmentenergy-related Bank projects (ADB) hasfrom provided 2008 to to2014. its developing Though significant, member countriesthis amount (DMCs) only represents over $28 billiona relatively in loans small and fraction grants forof the energy- DMCs’ relatedhuge investment projects from requirements 2008 to 2014. in the Though energy significant,sector. this amount only represents a relatively small fraction of the DMCs’ huge investment requirements in the energy sector. ADB’s value addition through its operations is far beyond the amount of money it provides—it is with the ADB’swealth value of knowledge addition andthrough suitable its operations practices thatis far it beyond brings to the its amount DMCs. ofThis money book, it Knowledge provides—it and is withPower: the wealthLessons of from knowledge ADB Energy and suitable Projects, practices features that 17 recent it brings noteworthy to its DMCs. projects This publicationas case stories features (contexts, 15 recent noteworthysolutions, results projects and as lessons) case stories that were(contexts, implemented solutions, in results,Bangladesh, and lessons) Bhutan, that India, were Indonesia, implemented Federated in Bangladesh,States of Micronesia, Bhutan, the People’s People’s Republic Republic of China, of China, Philippines India, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan the Federated in the areas States of of energy Micronesia, efficiency, thesolar Philippines, energy, geothermal, and Uzbekistan waste-to-energy, in the areas advanced of energy coalefficiency, technology solar as energy,well as electricitygeothermal, interconnection. waste-to-energy, advancedThis is definitely coal technology, a must-read and bookelectricity for policy interconnection. makers, project This managers is definitely and adevelopment must-read for partners policy inmakers, the projectworld of managers, energy. and development partners in the world of energy.” Yongping Zhai, Technical Advisor Advisor (Energy), (Energy), Asian Asian Development Development Bank Bank About the Asian Development Bank About the Asian Development Bank ADB’s vision is an Asia and Pacific region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member ADB’scountries vision reduce is an poverty Asia and and Pacific improve region the free quality of poverty.of life of Its their mission people. is to Despite help its the developing region’s manymember successes, countriesit remains reduce home to poverty approximately and improve two-thirds the quality of the of world’s life of their poor: people. 1.6 billion Despite people the who region’s live on many less successes,than it$2 remains a day, with home 733 to million the majority struggling of the on world’sless than poor. $1.25 ADB a day. is committedADB is committed to reducing to reducing poverty povertythrough through inclusive economicinclusive economic growth, environmentally growth, environmentally sustainable sustainable growth, and growth, regional and integration. regional integration. Based in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including 48 fromfrom thethe region.region. ItsIts mainmain instrumentsinstruments forfor helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. MAKINGKNOWLEDGE MONEY AND WORKPOWER: FINANCING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN ASIA ANDLESSONS THE FROM PACIFIC ADB ENERGY PROJECTS ISBN 978-92-9254-985-5 ASIANASIAN DEVELOPMENTDEVelopment BANKBANK 6 ADB Avenue,Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 MetroMetro Manila.Manila, PhilippinesPhilippines ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK www.adb.org KNOWLEDGE AND POWER: LESSONS FROM ADB ENERGY PROJECTS ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO) © 2015 Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 632 4444; Fax +63 2 636 2444 www.adb.org; openaccess.adb.org Some rights reserved. Published in 2015. Printed in the Philippines. 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CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES, MAPS, AND FIGURES v FOREWORD vi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii 1 ENERGY IN ASIA: AN OVERVIEW 1 2 GENERATING POWER INNOVATIVELY 16 Coal Mine Methane Development Project: The First Large-Scale Capture and Use of Coal Mine Methane for Power Generation in Asia 18 Tianjin Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Power Plant Project: New Power Generation Technology for Near-Zero Emissions 26 Green Power Development Project: Bringing Benefits to Bhutan and Beyond 32 The People’s Republic of China’s Municipal Waste-to-Energy Project: A Model Approach to Financing a State-of-the-Art Technology 40 Rajasthan Concentrating Solar Power: A Multi-stakeholder Partnership That Maximizes Solar Power to Fuel India’s Economy 48 The Pay-as-You-Go Off-Grid Project in India: Addressing Energy Poverty One House at a Time 54 Samarkand Solar Power Plant Project: Central Asia’s First Solar Power Plant 60 Sarulla Geothermal Project: Tapping Indonesia’s Geothermal Resources 68 Yap Renewable Energy Development Project: Breaking the Reliance on Fossil Fuels 76 iii 3 TRANSMITTING POWER ACROSS BORDERS 82 Bangladesh–India Electrical Grid Interconnection Project: South Asia’s First Interconnection of Two National Grids 84 West Kalimantan Power Grid Strengthening Project: Reducing Indonesia’s Oil Dependency While Fostering Regional Cooperation 92 4 PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY 100 Energy Efficiency Multi-Project Financing in the People’s Republic of China: Reducing Energy Consumption in a Rapidly Growing Economy 102 Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program, Tranche 1: Providing Additional Power Capacity through Energy Savings 108 The Philippine Energy Efficiency Project: Lighting Up the Philippines in an Efficient Way 114 Support to Indonesia Eximbank: Building Capacity for Energy Efficiency 120 iv CONTENTS TABLES, MAPS, AND FIGURES TABLES 1.1 Top 10 Coal Producers (2013e) 2 1.2 Energy Consumption by Sector and Energy Balances