Hanoi, May 5 -- ADB President Masato Kanda said, energy and digital access will define the region's future, adding that these two initiatives build the systems Asia and the Pacific need to grow, compete, and connect.
"By linking power grids and digital networks across borders, we can lower costs, expand opportunity, and bring reliable power and digital access to hundreds of millions of people", he added.
The Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative will connect national and subregional power systems so renewable energy can flow across borders, while the Asia-Pacific Digital Highway will help close the digital infrastructure gap and enable the region to benefit from AI-driven growth.
Under the Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative, ADB will work with gove...