Philippines, June 9 -- As Asia and the Pacific confront one of its most serious energy challenges in decades, countries must work together to build a cleaner, more secure power system that can move electricity across borders, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda said in the opening session of the Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2026 at ADB Headquarters in Manila. Across Asia and the Pacific, more than 350 million people have limited access to energy while over 53 million have no access at all. The conflict in the Middle East has exposed significant energy vulnerability in many countries. This comes as energy demand in the region is projected to almost double by 2030 on the back of continuing economic growth, rapid urbanization...