A truly global energy project in Uzbekistan
Sean O’Sullivan, ADB Director General for Central and West Asia, gives an update on a $1.2 billion project to improve the electricity supply with two giant gas turbines in Uzbekistan.
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ADB recently approved new funding to demonstrate the technical and financial viability of this new technology combination in the CAREC region.
View ArticleOff-grid DC solar kits for as little as $1,200?
The answer is yes – off-grid is the future, and the only way to bring electricity to all by 2020.
View ArticleWhy we need good transport networks to support development
Today more than ever, the Talimarjan power project shows how Central Asia needs a 21st century Silk Road.
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View ArticlePower walking: Turn each step into clean energy
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View ArticleHow the unelectrified poor can leapfrog to off-grid solar
New technology will allow people without access to electricity to generate power from the sun and stay off the grid, all for a price cheaper than their kerosene bill.
View ArticleLabor market policies for the changing (or not) status of employment
We need to grapple with ‘protected mobility’ – protecting the worker in his/her status at work and mobile trajectory in the labor market.
View ArticleOff-grid solar can be game-changer for electricity access in Central Asia
ADB recently approved new funding to demonstrate the technical and financial viability of this new technology combination in the CAREC region.
View ArticleOff-grid DC solar kits for as little as $1,200?
The answer is yes – off-grid is the future, and the only way to bring electricity to all by 2020.
View ArticleWhy we need good transport networks to support development
Today more than ever, the Talimarjan power project shows how Central Asia needs a 21st century Silk Road.
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