On September 10, 2015 over 100 participants joined the Energy for Development Conference: Promoting a Gender Inclusive and Pro-Poor Sector, co-hosted by Power Africa, ESMAP, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Development…
Mexico has set ambitious goals for increasing the share of wind and solar in its energy mix. This is accompanied by a growing need for flexible resources to mitigate the variability of wind and solar generation. Pumped storage hydropower…
Mexico has set ambitious goals for increasing the share of wind and solar in its energy mix. This is accompanied by a growing need for flexible resources to mitigate the variability of wind and solar generation. Pumped storage hydropower…
September 2 2015
Issue| September - October 2015
Almost 85% of households in rural Myanmar have no electricity connection, creating hardship, perpetuating poverty, and stalling development.
Kenya Power has expanded electricity in slum areas from 5,000 households to over 150,000 in just one year, through a community-based approach supported by the World Bank and ESMAP.
After years of struggle, Kenya's national utility has found a way to bring electricity to the country's poorest neighborhoods. Using a community-based approach, Kenya Power has gone from 5,000 households connected under its informal…
