The Asian Development Bank has approved a $4 million grant to help the Greater Mekong Subregion, which includes Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, promote the use of biomass waste as a source of clean energy and fertilizer.
The grant will be drawn from the ADB-managed North Development Fund and will finance pilot investment projects that aim to scale up biomass technologies in the region. The money will also be used for research and capacity-building initiatives.
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