'Energy fuels economic growth and poverty reduction. Reliable and efficient energy services underpin the expansion of economic and employment opportunities, the continuing progress in social development, and the sustained improvement in standards of living. The effort to increase access to energy must continue. Today, many of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Asia and the Pacific still live without access to modern energy. Through its Energy for All Initiative, ADB is committed to helping achieve energy access for all people in the region. This commitment is in line with ADB’s corporate strategy (Strategy 2020) focusing on inclusive growth, and is reaffirmed in ADB’s 2009 Energy Policy'.