Energy Transition Mechanism Partnership Trust Fund

Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the sub-national level
Public entity at the regional level
Private sector
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
South Asia
Co-financing Requirement
Yes
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
Energy
Climate Objective
Mitigation
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Trustee or Administrator
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The Energy Transition Mechanism Partnership Trust Fund (ETMPTF) is a multi-partner trust fund established in June 2022 under the Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility. It mobilizes resources for the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), which aims to catalyze public and private capital to accelerate the transition from carbon-intensive coal-based power plants to clean energy in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs).

Support Provider

Germany, Japan, New Zealand

Purpose of Support
Project and program implementation
Funding Type
Grants
Loans (concessional and market-rate)
In-kind contributions
Other
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

Organizational and decision-making structure follows ADB’s standard policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria

Activities to be supported by ETMPTF resources, whether by technical assistance, grant, or concessional financing, must involve or relate to one or more of the following activities:

  • reducing greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants through early retirement or repurposing of such plants for clean energy;
  • increasing the share of clean energy, including through support for enhanced grid capacity;
  • helping DMCs develop and enact policy and regulatory measures to accelerate the shift from coal to clean energy; and
  • supporting the transition to clean energy in a just manner (just transition).
Eligible Countries

All ADB developing member countries
 

Information on how to

Contact ADB for more information.