ADB Sees Central Asia as Key to Regional Power Grid in $70 Billion Push

ADB Sees Central Asia as Key to Regional Power Grid in $70 Billion Push

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. SAMARKAND – Central Asia could become a key node in a regional power grid, said Leah Gutierrez, director general of the Asian Development Bank’s Central and West Asia Department, as the bank rolls out a multibillion-dollar plan to link electricity networks and expand cross-border energy trade. Leah Gutierrez. Photo credit: Assel Satubaldina/ The Astana Times ADB…

ADB's $70B program will link power grids and digital networks across Asia-Pacific

The Asian Development Bank has launched the Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative and the Asia-Pacific Digital Highway, which aim to transform regional connectivity by linking power and digital networks.