As the fourth largest city in India faced with large scale urbanization, Chennai's urban transport system has been put under severe stress. Through the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and other development partners, Chennai's metro rail system is being expanded for a safer, more convenient, and greener mode of public transport.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is investing USD150 million in data center development in emerging Asia to help bridge the digital divide and promote greener digital infrastructure and cross-border connectivity.
The way educators teach and the way students learn will soon improve in Gujarat. India is upgrading the quality of public education by enhancing foundational learning outcomes and strengthening teacher development in the State of Gujarat. School environments will soon become more conducive to teaching and learning will improve for about 4.5 million students. The education system will become resilient to climate change and emergency health crises.
Istanbul, the largest municipality in Europe by population, is home to over 16 million people, almost 18 percent of the population of the entire country. As Türkiye's economic, cultural and historical hub, Istanbul is a bustling metropolis that draws millions of tourists every year. As the city grows, so does its demand for energy.
Infrastructure lies at the heart of economic, social and ecological development, and the lack of sufficient financing for infrastructure assets is a continuing challenge to developing sustainable emerging market economies.
In 2018, electricity demand in Uzbekistan was 61 terawatt hours (TWh) andprojected to rise to more than 100 TWh by 2030. The Government of Uzbekistan sought to transform their energy sector in 2019. Plans were put in place to modernize and increase electricity production to foster economic growth while reducing adverse environmental impacts.
One hundred percent electrification coverage across the entire archipelago— this is the vision for Indonesia, whose electricity demand has been a key driver of its economic growth toward becoming the largest economy in Southeast Asia. Soon, more than 900,000 new users can be electrified and 13 million people will have a stable power supply.
After floods devastated Henan in July 2021, a USD1billion loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will support the area's reconstruction and recovery and help the province become more resilient to future extreme weather events.
With the pandemic taking a heavy toll on the country's economy and health care system, the Government of the Philippines sought assistance from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and other development partners to accelerate the deployment of vaccines to its priority population.
Like many other countries, Sri Lanka has had to grapple with the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak of cases in March 2020 prompted the Government of Sri Lanka to implement measures to counter the spread of the disease.
Jordan's economy suffered from the significant impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is helping Jordan recover and create more jobs by capitalizing on emerging opportunities in green growth, private sector investment and participation of women in the labor force.