Taxes, including import duties and local value added tax (VAT), have been major obstacles to scaling up clean cooking markets in Africa. These taxes generate very limited fiscal…
The Kyrgyz Republic's population relies heavily on electric heating in the winter, especially in the capital of Bishkek, but the reliability of the energy supply is deteriorating and ageing infrastructure contributes to high thermal losses…
In October 2014, the Haiti government increased fuel prices by about eight percent, which, combined with the decline in international oil prices, eliminated fuel subsidies. With ESMAP support, the World Bank delivered two workshops, a…
In the Philippines, the penetration rate of household electrification is close to 90% which means that at least 3-million households remain unconnected. Among the electricity service providers, 120 are rural electric cooperatives (ECs). In…
