USAID Clean Power Asia Quarterly Report Fiscal Year 2017: April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017

The program specifically focuses on incorporating renewable energy into planning, promoting smart incentives, building an enabling environment for renewable energy policies and frameworks, and catalytic finance. The program collaborates with diverse stakeholders, partners, and regional organizations in four Lower Mekong (LM) countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam) and shares lessons learned and best practices among additional ASEAN member countries (Philippines, Indonesia). The goal of USAID Clean Power Asia is to accelerate the regional transition to a high performing, low carbon power sector. The program goal is to be accomplished through three interconnected outcomes: high renewable energy scenarios included in energy planning, improved enabling policy, regulatory, and technical environment for renewable energy deployment, and increased investment in and deployment of grid-connected renewable energy projects. During the reporting period of April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017, the program made significant progress in achieving its outcomes. Indicator 1, which measures the number of laws, policies, regulations, or standards addressing clean energy formally proposed, adopted, or implemented as supported by USG assistance, showed a 0% achievement. However, Indicator 2, which measures the amount of investment mobilized for clean energy as supported by USG assistance, achieved 251% of its planned target, with $12.5715 million mobilized. Indicator 3, which measures clean energy generation capacity supported by USG assistance that has achieved financial closure, achieved 267% of its planned target, with 8 megawatts of capacity supported. The program also made progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through clean energy activities. Indicator 4, which measures GHG emissions reduced, sequestered, or avoided through clean energy activities, showed a 0% achievement. However, Indicator 5, which measures projected GHG emissions reduced or avoided through 2030 from adopted laws, policies, regulations, or technologies related to clean energy as supported by USG assistance, showed a 0% achievement. Indicator 6, which measures the number of renewable energy zones (REZ) designated and/or under development, showed a 0% achievement. The program's progress in achieving its outcomes is a significant step towards accelerating the regional transition to a high performing, low carbon power sector. The program's focus on incorporating renewable energy into planning, promoting smart incentives, building an enabling environment for renewable energy policies and frameworks, and catalytic finance is critical to achieving its outcomes. The program's progress in mobilizing investment and reducing GHG emissions through clean energy activities is also a significant achievement. The program's collaboration with diverse stakeholders, partners, and regional organizations in four Lower Mekong countries and additional ASEAN member countries is also a key factor in achieving its outcomes. The program's sharing of lessons learned and best practices among additional ASEAN member countries is also critical to achieving its outcomes. The program's progress in achieving its outcomes is a significant step towards accelerating the regional transition to a high performing, low carbon power sector.