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Asian Development Bank

MDB
Philippines
iSustain score 88Complex· 12–24 months

The principal multilateral development bank for Asia and the Pacific, financing climate mitigation and adaptation through sovereign lending, private sector operations, guarantees and technical assistance. ADB has committed to $100bn of cumulative climate finance to 2030 and hosts the Energy Transition Mechanism.

Geographic focus

South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
Pacific Islands

Sector appetite

Infrastructure
Renewable Energy
Energy Access
Climate Adaptation
Water
Transport
Agriculture

Finance instruments

Debt
Concessional Debt
Equity
Guarantees
Grants
Technical Assistance

Project stages

Feasibility
Development
Construction
Operational

Typical ticket size

$5m – $500m

Readiness requirements

Feasibility study, environmental and social safeguards categorisation, government endorsement for sovereign windows, bankable financial model.

Partnership preferences

Sovereign borrowers, state-owned utilities, private sponsors with proven track record, co-financing partners.

Access difficulty

Complex· 12–24 months

Complex access — typical time to money 12–24 months..

A rating of how hard this capital is to reach — not a prediction of whether an application will succeed. Built from the counterparty required, the published application route, the minimum ticket, the readiness evidence expected and the internal approval process.

Instruments & programmes

What a client can actually approach this organisation for, and how access works.

ADB Private Sector Operations - Climate Finance

Instrument
Debt
Rolling

ADB's non-sovereign window financing private climate infrastructure and corporates in Asia and the Pacific, including blended concessional co-financing.

Access route

Direct approach to the sector or country team

Ticket size

$10m – $250m — Non-sovereign loans, equity and guarantees, typically $10m and above

Geographic focus

South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
Pacific Islands

Sector focus

Renewable Energy
Infrastructure
Water
Agriculture

Project stages

Development
Construction
Operational

Eligibility

Private sponsors in ADB developing member countries with bankable climate projects.

How to access

Submit a project summary to ADB Private Sector Operations Department via the country office.

ADB Private Sector Operations & Climate Financing

Facility
Debt
Rolling

Non-sovereign loans, equity, guarantees and blended concessional finance for climate and infrastructure projects across Asia and the Pacific, including energy transition and adaptation investments.

Access route

Direct application

Ticket size

— — Typically $10m–$250m per transaction

Geographic focus

South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Central Asia
Pacific Islands

Sector focus

Renewable Energy
Infrastructure
Water
Agribusiness
Financial Institutions

Project stages

Development
Construction
Growth
Scale-up

Eligibility

Private companies and project vehicles in ADB developing member countries.

How to access

Approach ADB Private Sector Operations with a project summary; eligible deals move into due diligence and board approval.

Related capital sources

Other funders with an overlapping mandate.

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