The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday said that its headquarters in Manila is now 100-percent powered by renewable energy from geothermal and solar power sources, a move that will help cut its annual carbon footprint by nearly half.

In a statement, the Manila-based lender said this was made possible after it entered into a geothermal power supply agreement with AdventEnergy Inc., a licensed retail electricity supplier of Aboitiz Power.

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