-- ESMAP Knowledge Exchange Forum 2012 Focuses on Frontier Issues
-- ESMAP Annual Report 2011 Released
-- Bridge the Transmission Gap for Renewable Energy Scale-Up
-- Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China
-- Report Addresses Serious Challenges for District Heating in Ukraine

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Sessions of the ESMAP Knowledge Exchange Forum:

• Can Results-Based Approaches Deliver Access to Electricity and Renewable Energy Scale-up?

ESMAP has embarked on a work program that aims to assess how results-based approaches can be used to improve outcomes and scale up financing for energy sector development.   This session reviewed results-based approaches as they have been used in sectors such as water, health, and ICT, with a view to common challenges and factors for success. 

For a web story on this session, go here. To download presentations from this session, go here

• Innovative Approaches Urgently Needed to Deliver Energy to the Urban Poor

Rapid urbanization is putting new pressures on many developing countries to deliver reliable, clean energy services to urban populations.  This session focused on two particular aspects of the access challenge for urban and peri-urban poor communities: expansion of electricity service, and access to clean cooking fuels.

For a web story on this session, go here. To download presentations from this session, go here.
 

• Journey to Renewable Energy Starts with a Map

Mapping national renewable energy resources is a crucial step in providing the information needed for governments to support the sustainable expansion of renewable power generation. This session focused on small hydro, solar and wind mapping, with a look at a range of technologies and mapping options.

For a web story on this session, go here. To download presenations from this session, go here.

• Planning Tools to Support Low Carbon Development

There is an ever-growing demand for analytical tools to help countries map out a path to sustainable growth. ESMAP has developed a number of such tools that are now being put into use in a wide variety of client countries.  This session allowed practitioners and ESMAP partners to see live demonstrations of these tools.

For more information, and to presentations from this session, go here.

ESMAP Annual Report 2012 Released
Released in April, this annual report is a comprehensive overview of ESMAP's work in Fiscal Year 2011, including highlights and achievements under ESMAP's reconfigured program areas. The report also looks at ESMAP's current and future direction in FY2012-13.  For more information, and to download the report, go here.

Bridge the Transmission Gap for Renewable Energy Scale-Up
Sources of renewable energy are often in remote locations. Wind gusts are most powerful on hilltops, along seacoasts and offshore, and solar power is most easily tapped in deserts. Without investment in new power lines to carry new renewable energy to consumers, that energy can find itself ‘lost in transmission.’  A recent ESMAP-supported study recommends proactive approaches for governments to ensure that transmission infrastructure is built out that can deliver reliable, affordable power from remote renewable sources.  For more information, go here. 

Sustainable Low Carbon Development in China
By embarking on a low-carbon growth path, China’s cities can help reach the country’s targets for reducing the energy and carbon intensity of its economy, and become more livable, efficient, competitive, and ultimately sustainable. Cities contribute an estimated 70 percent of energy-related greenhouse gases. With China set to add an estimated 350 million residents to its cities over the next 20 years, the case for urgent action is strong.  Those were the main messages of an ESMAP-supported report, Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China, released by the World Bank on May 3.  For more information, go here. 

For the press release on this report, go here.  To download the full report, go here.

Report Addresses Serious Challenges for District Heating in Ukraine

• ESMAP Annual Report 2011
• Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA) – Brochure
• Transmission Expansion for Renewable Energy Scale-Up: Emerging Lessons and Recommendations
• Innovative Approaches to Energy Access for the Urban Poor
• Sustainable Low Carbon City Development in China
• Modernization of the District Heating System in Ukraine: Heat Metering and Consumption-Based Billing

The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a global knowledge and technical assistance partnership administered by the World Bank and funded by Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as the World Bank.

ESMAP's mission is to assist clients—-low and middle income countries—-to increase know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth.For more information about the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, please visit www.esmap.org.  

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