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IN THE SPOTLIGHT |
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ESMAP Plans for the Future |
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On
February 18, 2008, ESMAP’s Consultative Group met in
Washington, D.C. to discuss the accomplishments of the past year, to
discuss the next business plan, and to celebrate the last 25 years of
ESMAP. Representatives from Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark,
France, Germany, Iceland, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden and
the United Kingdom attended the annual meeting. “This meeting
is a great opportunity for us to share with our donors the work that
they make possible,” said Ede Ijjasz, ESMAP's Manager.
“The generous support from our donors allows us to continue
reaching our goals." To read more about the Consultative Group meeting
and to view the presentations made at the event please see our
website.
Contact: ESMAP
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ENERGY SNAPSHOT |
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Renewable Energy
Contributes to Final Energy Consumption
 Source:
Renewables 2007, Global
Status Report, REN21, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the
21st Century. www.ren21.net
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ESMAP NEWS |
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Bangladeshi Women See Opportunity in Renewable Energy Technology
An ESMAP project, Opportunity for Women in Renewable Energy Technology
Use in Bangladesh, was approved in 1999 for US$175,000. The project
provided skills training and renewable energy technology training to 32
poor women in Char Montaz and assisted them in establishing the Coastal
Women's Electrification and Development Microenterprise, which has now
become a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) with 117 employees.
Initially the enterprise was assembling DC lamps and providing services
through battery charging station. Now, the SME has moved to assembling
CFL and LED lamps, controllers and inverters of solar home systems
(SHS) and mobile phone chargers. It has provided SHS to almost 30,000
households, small enterprises and markets in coastal areas, where grid
electrification is not a feasible option. To see a video about this
project please
see our website.
Contact:
ESMAP
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ESMAP Promotes Small and Medium Enterprises
According to Margaret Okiwino, in her Kenyan community a woman is
defined by her ability to provide cooked food for her family.
“If a woman is not able to do so, she’s not counted
as a proper woman,” Margaret says, but it’s not
easy. Preparation often requires gathering wood or costly fuel.
Margaret, a former school teacher, has found a way to help. Margaret
works with Solar
Cookers International (SCI), one of 20 GVEP-ESMAP GAPFund
Grantees, who offer small-scale, green energy interventions. SCI
partners with communities to use the power of the sun to cook food and
pasteurize drinking water. Margaret holds demonstrations of how the
solar cooker works. So far, participants have earned US$2,215 selling
solar cookers and enabling 30,000 families in Africa to cook with the
Sun’s energy. In addition to the economic benefits, the
community’s knowledge and skills about the environment and
renewable energy have grown. Margaret was recently in Washington D.C.,
among other representatives from ESMAP’s Small and Medium
Enterprise Program, funded by the UK Department for International
Development (DfID), to discuss their work and lessons learned. To view
all the posters from the event please see our
website.
Contact:
Doug Barnes |
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Providing Affordable Off-Grid Lighting to Millions of Africans
 Since its
official launch, September 7, 2007, the World Bank Group’s
Lighting Africa is moving full speed ahead to support the global
lighting industry in bringing affordable, modern, off-grid lighting to
250 million Sub-Saharan Africans by 2030. Program activities involve a
number of initiatives intended to mobilize the global lighting
industry, expose the African off-grid market opportunity, and tap into
an emerging market with an estimated potential of more than US$10
billion. Attracting hundreds of global and local African entrepreneurs,
investors and other stakeholders in the energy and lighting industry,
Lighting Africa continues to foster the growth of a dynamic business
consortium, represented by an online community of more than 1,000
members. Lighting Africa has been overseeing the development of this
community, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and information, and
promoting business partnerships between members. Adding to this effort,
the program will hold Lighting Africa 2008: First Global Conference and
Development Marketplace Competition for Off-Grid Lighting in Africa in
Accra, Ghana, May 5-8, 2008, to further engage the private sector,
governments, and civil society groups, and provide them with
opportunities for knowledge sharing and networking. 54 finalists of the
Development Marketplace Grant Competition on innovative solutions for
off-grid lighting products and services in Sub-Saharan Africa are
invited to present their ideas to a panel of jurors during the
conference. The panel will select 10 to 20 winners who will receive up to
US$200,000 in seed funding to develop and implement their ideas. For
more information on the conference please see our
website.
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Farewell to Ede Ijjasz, ESMAP Manager
ESMAP eNews recently discussed the past few years and the future with
Ede Ijjasz as he prepares to move to Beijing, China, for a new
assignment as Sector Manager for Sustainable Development at the China
Country Office of the World Bank. Commenting on his time with ESMAP,
Ede noted that "over the past three years we have seen remarkable
achievement and I'm leaving ESMAP feeling very proud of what we've
accomplished together."
eNews: What changes have
you seen in ESMAP over the three years you've managed the program?
Ede Ijjasz: During the
last three years, ESMAP has been working to address many of the
challenges laid out in its 2005-2007 Business Plan, under its four
thematic areas: energy poverty, renewable energy, energy security, and
energy markets. These challenges were to be achieved through activities
and products in three functional areas: Think Tank, Knowledge Clearing
House and Operational Leveraging. ESMAP was able to meet these
objectives and in some cases exceed the performance targets. To date,
ESMAP has operated in over 100 countries through approximately 750
activities that cover a broad range of energy issues. ESMAP’s
disbursement to projects and studies around the world exceeded US$10
million in fiscal year 2006.
eNews: What do you
consider the emerging challenges in the energy sector in developing
countries?
Ede Ijjasz: Five global
trends of main importance for developing countries are the continued
high oil prices, the growing urgency about climate change,
globalization and regionalization, urbanization, and changes in
financial flows to developing countries. Many other challenges that
ESMAP faced in 2005 remain valid, these include meeting the energy
needs of the world’s poorest, the challenge of alleviating
problems caused by extensive use of biomass energy, and the urgency to
achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets now that the
half-mark to 2015 has passed.
eNews: How can ESMAP
adapt to these challenges over the coming years?
Ede Ijjasz: In response
to the current challenging energy environment, ESMAP recognizes that
there are complementary critical issues at the global and country
level. ESMAP intends to support four of these critical issues: Energy
for Growth, Energy to Meet the MDGs, Climate Change Mitigation and
Adaptation and Energy Security.
Six key cross-cutting focus areas support the development objectives of
some or all four of these critical issues. These focus areas are key
tools and themes that will be leveraged to achieve the outcomes under
these issues: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Modern Household
Energy, Mainstreaming Gender in Energy, Public Private Partnerships
(PPP) and Small and Medium Enterprises and Accelerating Clean Energy
Technology.
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Sustainable Development Network Week at the World Bank
The Sustainable Development Network (SDN) of the World Bank Group held
SDN Week 2008 February, 19-29, 2008. The event was attended by more
than 1,500 Bank staff, external speakers, donors, clients and partners.
Its overall theme was “Sustainable and Inclusive
Globalization.” This year ESMAP facilitated more than twenty
sessions. SDN week overlapped with the visit of ESMAP’s
donors, some of them were able to participate in the events. To learn
more about the Energy and Mining Sector Days and Sector-led Training
Sessions please see the World
Bank Energy Anchor web site.
Contact:
Doug Barnes |
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POWERFUL RESOURCES |
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FEATURED PUBLICATION
New Book Highlights Urgent Need for Energy Efficiency
With energy prices and greenhouse gas emissions ballooning as energy
demand from China, India and Brazil is surging, the world has a major
stake in successful energy reduction efforts in these big developing
nations, according to a new World Bank/ESMAP book. The book, Financing
Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond,
argues that without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts,
China, India and Brazil will more than double their energy use and
greenhouse gas emissions within a single generation. China, India, and
Brazil are three of the world’s top 10 energy consumers.
Together these countries are home to 40% of the world’s
population and account for well over half of all energy demand by
developing countries. By 2030, they’ll be responsible for 42%
of growth in energy demand worldwide. “We wanted to find out
why it’s so hard to get the right incentives in place for
more investment,” said Bob Taylor – author and
World Bank energy economist. “What we found is enormous
untapped potential – especially in Brazil, China and India
– but plenty of good solutions that can work as long as the
financing and investment environment is in place and there’s
plenty of commitment from policy makers.” Some basic options
for financing energy efficiency are: loan financing and partial loan
guarantees, Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) using energy performance
contracts and utility Demand-Side Management (DSM) programs. To watch a
video interview with one of the authors see our
website or the World
Bank website.
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Translations of ESMAP Products Now Available
ESMAP's
eNews and Knowledge Exchange Series are in Arabic, French,
Spanish and Russian.
KES #4 Arabic
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| Russian
| Spanish
KES #9 Arabic
| English
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| Russian
| Spanish
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Marjorie Araya |
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
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RECENT EVENTS
Energy Efficiency in California
On April 2, 2008, the Energy Efficiency Thematic Group (EETG) held a
Brown Bag Luncheon to discuss the role of the State of California in
addressing global climate and energy challenges. The presentation
elaborated on the ambitious goals for GHG emissions reduction. To meet
these goals, it is essential that new low-carbon technologies and
practices are adopted as quickly and cost-efficiently as possible.
Innovative legislation, regulation, programs and community action has
been underway to accelerate the quick adoption process in the state of
California. The speaker provided a brief review of the key elements of
California’s energy efficiency and other climate change
initiatives. In addition, she discussed the Behavior, Energy and
Climate Change work which are focused on understanding the behavior and
decision-making of individuals and organizations, and then using that
knowledge to accelerate the transition into an energy-efficient and low
carbon economy.
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Maximizing the MDG Impacts of Rural Energy Projects
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, the energy poverty thematic group of
ESMAP held a brown bag luncheon to discuss the experiences maximizing
MDG impacts in micro-hydropower and biogas sectors in Nepal and
Pakistan. Bikash Pandey, Director of Winrock's South Asia Clean Energy
Program, Pakistan and a technical specialist in micro- and
mini-hydropower systems gave a presentation
on his experiences carrying out an MDG impact analysis of the Rural
Energy Development Program (REDP) in Nepal. REDP’s six basic
principles have linkages to more than one MDG, showing that
community-based energy projects reach the poor and have multiple MDG
impacts. Contact:
Rogerio Carneiro de Miranda |
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Promoting Energy Efficiency Services
in Germany
On March 2, 2008, as part of The World Bank Energy Efficiency Thematic
Group (EETG) series of Brown Bag Lunches, Mr. Michael
GEIßLER, Managing Director, Berliner Energieagentur GmbH,
discussed how more than twenty "Energy Saving Partnerships" have been
implemented in more than 500 facilities and about 1,300 public
buildings, using the energy saving performance contracting model in
Berlin, as well as the salient features of the program. Contact: Ashok
Sarkar |
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Designing Large-Scale Energy
Efficiency Programs with Carbon Finance Incentives
On February 26, 2008, a training session was held on the operational
aspects of designing large-scale energy efficiency programs and the
approaches to integrating programmatic and project based Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) into these initiatives. With a balanced mix
of theory and practice, the session
provided training to World Bank Headquarters and Country Office staff
through discussion of case studies and best practices, including the
Bank-sponsored large-scale Energy Efficient Lighting programs
implemented in Uganda and Rwanda in 2006-2007. The speakers were: James
Banaabe Isingoma of MEMD, Uganda; Yussuf Uwamahoro of MININFRA, Rwanda;
and Martina Bosi and Monali Ranade of the World Bank's Carbon Finance
Unit.
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Ashok Sarkar |
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Microfinance Matters in Energy
Service Provision
On February 22, 2008, as part of the Sustainable Development Network
Week of the World Bank, ESMAP and the World Bank’s Energy
Department invited guest speakers from The Consultative Group to Assist
the Poor (CGAP) and the National Ecumenical Development Association
(ANED) to make a joint presentation on Microfinance and Energy
Services. The presentation highlighted global issues in microfinance
and their relevance for the energy sector. The presentations covered
case studies from Bangladesh,
Bolivia,
and Uganda.
The experiences from different countries noted that there is no
"one-size-fits-all" solution for expanding microfinance for energy
services, as each market situation differs in terms of microfinance
systems’ infrastructure and scale. The importance of phasing
out subsidies or having an exit strategy for subsidies was also
highlighted as a key issue for the sustainability of microfinance
initiatives in general. Contact:
Marlon Lezama |
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OTHER NEWS |
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Independent Evaluation of Rural Electrification
The Independent
Evaluation Group of the World Bank recently launched a review
of the World Bank’s rural electrification policies. The report
found that rural electrification has been claimed to have substantial
benefits, promoting production, better health and education. Still,
coverage rates remain very low across Africa and in some other
countries around the world. New analysis by IEG finds empirical support
for many of these links. This report also demonstrates rates of return
on rural electrification projects are sufficient to warrant the
investment. Moreover, it shows that consumer willingness to pay for
electricity is almost always at or above supply cost. Given these
findings, the report argues that rural electrification is both an
important goal and a feasible one. But the Bank has frequently
neglected the poverty dimension failing to do all it can to ensure that
the poor benefit from rural electrification. To read more on rural
electrification please see
ESMAP’s story on The Challenge of Rural Electrification,
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EUEI Launch Newsletter
The Partnership
Dialogue Facility (PDF), an instrument of the European
Union Energy Initiative
(EUEI), recently launched a quarterly newsletter for information
on EUEI PDF's current projects, events and publications, to sign
up please visit the EUEI
PDF website.
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International Energy Agency Online Databases
Since 1999, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has collaborated with
governments to collect and classify national policies on climate change
mitigation, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Online databases of
these policies are available to the public free of charge via www.iea.org. |
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New World Bank Energy Website
The World Bank Energy Anchor has launched a redesigned website, to view
the new design please click
here.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
ESMAP
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA
email:
esmap@worldbank.org
website:
www.esmap.org
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ABOUT US
The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
is a global technical assistance program that provides
policy advice on sustainable energy development to
governments of developing countries and economies in
transition. ESMAP promotes the role of energy in poverty
reduction and economic growth in an environmentally
responsible manner to achieve the internationally agreed
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Through its
projects worldwide, ESMAP also contributes to the
transfer of technology and knowledge in energy sector
management and the delivery of modern energy services to
the poor.
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