Disaster Resilient Clean Energy Financing (DRCEF) Project

Project Owner
National Development Bank of Palau (NDBP)
Host Country
Palau
Selected Year
2023
Type
ADB JFJCM
Sector
Renewable Energy
Not registered
Installing

Outline of GHG Mitigation Activity

Under the Disaster Resilient Clean Energy Financing (DRCEF) Project financed by ADB, the JFJCM provides grants to the National Development Bank of Palau (NDBP) to establish a new loan product with subsidized interest rate to promote low-carbon technologies, which is also expected to improve disaster resilience.
The product is designed to support clean energy investment by the private sector in Palau, with particular focus on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) borrowers, including women-led businesses. The funding will be managed as a revolving fund, where the repaid principal will be used for another cycle by NDBP.

The low-carbon technologies to be supported under each cycle are as follows:
Cycle-1: solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, inverters, and battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Cycle-2: clean energy technologies to be identified at the time of commencement of this cycle. 
  *Cycle-2 is expected to start in 10 years after Cycle-1.

Financing Scheme of DRCEF funded by JFJCM (Image by ADB)

Expected GHG Emission Reductions

3,098 tCO2-eq./year

Cycle-1: 3,098 tCO2/year
Cycle-2: to be estimated based on eligible technologies to be identified

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Related links

https://www.adb.org/projects/54011-002/main