Asian Clean Energy Fund under CEFPF

Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Private sector
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
South Asia
Fund Size

$55.7 million

Co-financing Requirement
No
Application Timeframe

Funding proposals are processed in batches every year. Duration of approval process varies according to transaction processing timelines by the trust fund team and by the project team. Contact ADB for more information.

Sectors and Themes
Agriculture
Energy
Transport
Climate Objective
Mitigation
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Trustee or Administrator
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Contact Information

Fund Focal: Kee-Yung Nam - kynam[at]adb.org

Fund Team: Patrick Victor Goquingco - pgoquingco.consultant[at]adb.org

Established under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility, the fund supports the efforts of developing member countries toward reducing greenhouse gases through utilization of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies.
 

Support Provider

Japan

Purpose of Support
Project and program implementation
Funding Type
Grants
In-kind contributions
Monitoring and Reporting Procedures

Project implementation, supervision, and monitoring will be conducted by user departments following ADB’s standard policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Organizational and Decision Making Structure

The Clean Energy Working Group reviews and edorses funding proposals to the Climate Change Steering Committee (CCSC), who authorizes the allocation of funds to applications. The Government of Japan (GoJ) provides final approval of all funding applications.

Eligibility Criteria

The fund supports efforts of developing member countries towards reducing greenhouse gases through utilization of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. All ADB DMCs are eligible to access the fund.
Project proposals should:
(a) be consistent with the country partnership strategy and results framework;
(b) be consistent with the objective of ADB's Energy Efficiency Intiative;
(c) introduce innovative solutions;
(d) adopt a participatory approach;
(e) have high demonstration value in the sector; and
(f) have good potential for replication and scalability in the country and/or region

ACEF funds may not be used for the following TA expenditures
(a) Vehicle purchase; (b) Salaries for civil servants; (c) Scholarships or internships; and (d) Civil works and other related expenses.

ACEF funds may not be used for the following expenditures under Grant Components of Investments (GCI):
(a) Vehicle purchases; (b) Salaries for civil servants; (c) Scholarships or internships; and (d) Academic research.

Eligible Countries

All Asian Development Bank (ADB) developing member countries are eligible to receive support from the fund.

Information on how to

Contact ADB for more information.