By 2030, over half of the world’s population will live in climates with high temperatures, including more than a billion people in developing countries. This will lead to increased exposure to potentially dangerous heat conditions,…
ESMAP's Energy and Climate Adaptation Initiative has registered progress is developing and testing processes to mainstream climate risk management and adaptation into energy sector planning.
An ESMAP-led international effort to expand geothermal power generation in developing countries was launched in Reykjavík, Iceland on March 6 by World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The Global Geothermal Development Plan (…
Mini Grids: Bringing Low Cost, Timely Electricity to the Rural Poor
National Workshop Targets Kenya’s Electrification Challenges
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Powering Up…
The world is not on track to meet the global energy targets for 2030 set as part of the Sustainable Development Goals, but real progress is being made in certain areas according to a new report from five international agencies.
Scaling Up Mini Grids in Developing Countries to Reach Universal Access to Electricity
According to a recent ESMAP report mini grids have the potential to be the source of electricity for close to half a billion people by 2030. They…