The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT)

Buildings and space cooling is the main driver for the growing future electricity demand and rising GHG emissions in Asia. The project addresses regulatory, capacity and financing gaps that prevent large scale adoption of low carbon buildings. The project will develop technical and institutional capacity for city/state governments. To transform existing and new buildings towards carbon neutrality by 2050, the project will focus on enhancing capacity to achieve regional and national ambition and targets for low carbon buildings, with policy recommendations. It will establish common metrics (taxonomy/MRV system) and central registry for certified buildings. Through building certification and business model innovation, the project will try to mobilize public and private finance. To raise awareness and promote replication locally and globally, the project will share best practises and showcase successes.

Project data

Countries: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam
IKI funding: 17,978,440.00 €
Duration: 08/2023 till 08/2028
Status: open
Implementing organisation: Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Political Partner: Ministry of Construction - Viet Nam

Ministry of Energy - Thailand

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) - India

Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) – Cambodia

Ministry of Public Works (PU) - Indonesia
Implementing Partner: ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) - Indonesia

Energy Efficiency Services Limited – EESL

HEAT GmbH
Online: https://alcbt.gggi.org/

https://aseanenergy.org/alcbt/

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State of implementation/results

The project targets 6200 buildings for low-carbon assessment, support to 19,000+ people through networking and training by 2028, and mobilize EUR 140 million investment for low-carbon buildings. --
Preliminary data from 1,200 buildings in Phnom Penh and Kandal in Cambodia collected, deep dive assessment of 250 buildings completed. Preliminary data from 1,687 buildings in Kerala, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh in India collected, deep-dive assessment of 300 buildings completed. In Indonesia, preliminary building data collection initiated in collaboration with Jakarta and Semarang subnational governments.-- Low-carbon buildings (LCB) training modules developed, localized and translated into local languages in project countries.
2,421 (28% female) LCB training beneficiaries:1,806 (24% female) in India, 140 (29% female) in Cambodia, 391 (49% female) in Indonesia, and 84 (15% female) in Thailand.
ASEAN BUILT (Building Investment for Low-Carbon Transition in ASEAN), a regional one-stop shop platform connecting stakeholders in the buildings sector to accelerate the mobilisation of investment and financing for low-carbon building project across ASEAN, launched in Oct 2025 at the ASEAN Energy Business Forum.
Cooling-as-a-Service business and financial model developed in Apr 2025 and regional webinar and consultation held on 07.07.2025.
Green finance network framework developed in May 2025. Financing the building sector decarbonization country reports published
Net zero buildings scenario modelling and policy recommendations developed for India, Cambodia, Indonesia; stakeholder consultations conducted.
Embodied carbon policy review report prepared for Cambodia, India, Indonesia.
Building taxonomy regional blueprint drafted in Sept 2025.
Regional and national-level Green Public Procurement Guidelines for Energy Efficient Air Conditioners developed; country consultations conducted in Sept/Oct 2025.
Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) tool for building sector emissions developed and demonstrated to project partners in Nov 2025.
4 universities in India endorsed incorporating LCB concept into syllabus; letters received in Dec 2025.
Policy Brief: Enabling Energy Service Company (ESCO) Market for ASEAN’s Low-Carbon Buildings Transition published and Regional Dissemination Workshop held in Dec 2025.