ADB launches $70bn push to connect Asia's power grids and digital networks

The Asian Development Bank has unveiled a landmark $70bn investment drive to transform regional connectivity by 2035, by integrating cross-border power grids and build an 'Apac Digital Highway' to bridge the energy and technology divide for millions.
May 09, 2026

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced plans to back $70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure across Asia Pacific (Apac) by 2035, in what marks one of the multilateral lender's most ambitious regional connectivity drives to date.

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