On November 27, 2024, Fair Finance Asia (FFA) launched a new report, Towards a Gender-Transformative Energy Transition in Asia, which reveals critical gaps in the consideration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the early retirement of Cirebon 1 coal-fired power plant (CFPP) in Indonesia. The early retirement of Cirebon 1 is the first transaction under the Asian Development Bank’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ADB ETM). The ADB’s just transition plan should be guided by a commitment to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through the design and delivery of gender-transformative interventions. A stand-alone gender impact assessment (in addition to tools such as SESA and a just transition assessment). Just transition planning should be guided by a commitment to contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment, including through the design and delivery of gender-transformative projects and programs.