With the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) due to finalise its Energy Sector Strategy in the coming days, the leading South Asian civil society network on debt and development is calling on its leadership to stand strong on its ambition of delivering “Lean, Clean and Green” infrastructure for the region.

“Communities around Southeast Asia are in need of sustainable and reliable energy supply. The AIIB is in a position to deliver this, but it must come from clean renewable energy and not from out-dated coal-fired power stations,” said Lidy Nacpil, Coordinator - Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD).

 “The reality is that many communities around Southeast Asia are already suffering from appalling air quality and the impacts of climate change as a result of burning fossil fuels. No matter how its proponents spin it, coal can never be clean.” “AIIBs leadership can play a vital role in catalysing the finance required to scale up the renewable energy and develop the sustainable transport which will be the cornerstones of our growth over the decades to come.”…