This spring, Lighting Africa demonstrated the transformative power of off-grid lighting and energy products to hundreds of World Bank staff and visitors. To do so, black-out tents were set out in the atrium of the World Bank…
Harnessing the full potential of renewable sources requires addressing different policy, regulatory, and technical planning aspects which currently inhibit the expansion of the transmission system.
At the just concluded World Bank/IMF annual meetings, the World Bank hailed several development partners for their support to IDA's energy program. It said, “The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) has helped IDA countries…
To address Africa's long-standing energy challenge and build on new opportunities for transforming the cooking sector, the World Bank, under implementation by the Africa Energy Group (AFTEG), has launched the Africa Clean Cooking…
Geothermal energy has significant potential to contribute large shares of clean, renewable base-load power in many countries, particularly in Central America, South America, East Africa and Southeast Asia. As of 2011, however,…
ESMAP will play a key role in the World Bank’s support to the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, including a program of technical assistance and policy guidance to help countries establish energy access plans. In this recent…
