hie present report gives an overview of progress and some of the remaining challenges under each of the three pillars afghanistan bangladesh indonesia and the philippines extended electricity service to between five and nine million people countries of the region arc working to bring electricity to their growing populations in order to support social development and economic growth in recent years countries have established clear policy targets that arc increasingly backed by supportive programmes and economic measures during the period afghanistan bhutan cambodia the lao people s democratic republic the marshall islands and nepal reported some of the region s most rapid progress in raising their electrification rates