RSPN was awarded an appreciation certificate by Asian Development Bank during the sub-regional conference, Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia held in India on 11th April 2016.

The appreciation certificate was a recognition of the good gender outcomes within the ADB portfolio promoted through energy based livelihoods and entrepreneurship for rural women, through JFPR Grant 9158: lmproving Gender-lnclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

RSPN implemented the project in Zhemgang Dzongkha from 2012-1015. Along with RSPN, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited and Department of Renewable Energy under Ministry of Economic Affairs also received the certificates for their respective roles.