With 8.5 million motorized vehicles and 100-kilometer-long traffic jams, São Paulo is the sixth most congested city on earth. In 2011, the Bank Group launched pilot "Voluntary Corporate Mobility" programs in São Paulo and Mexico City to…
Geothermal is a reliable and non-intermittent power source and the only renewable energy that can effectively substitute baseload generation. Electricity from geothermal plants would displace coal-based power in Indonesia.
May 9 2014
Issue | April - May 2014
In this edition: Helping cities harness the power of energy efficiency; new financing for geothermal energy in Latin America; "huge" opportunity for efficient street lighting in India; changing commuter choices in São Paulo; impact story…
The Renewable Energy Project Resource Center is designed to help WBG teams, clients and practitioners design, finance and implement renewable energy projects around the world.
Renewable energy is making rapid inroads in World…
Improving gender equality and social inclusion remains critical to fully realizing the development impacts of energy programs. Energy affects women and men differently, as men and women have different roles and responsibilities in…
