Rio de Janeiro is using ESMAP's Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) to help make next year's FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics the most energy efficient ever. This work is part of the Rio de Janeiro Low-…
Fiscal Year 2013 was the second year of the four-year FY2012-2015 Business Plan for the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF), which now exceeds US$24 million. ASTAE continues to use this endowment to fund World Bank executed activities and has…
The Global Geothermal Development Plan developed by ESMAP aims to scale up the use of geothermal power in developing countries by focusing on exploratory test drilling - the main obstacle to the expansion of geothermal energy…
This issue discusses the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework, as well as ESMAP's support to Mauritius' and the Seychelles' energy sectors, and small businesses in Peru; and its most recent RBA report and a new series of "impact" stories.
This report reflects the commitment of the World Bank Group and its partners in helping the Lao government to advance pathways to cleaner cooking solutions that will contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable development, and inclusive…
About 1.2 billion people – almost the population of India – lack access to electricity, 2.8 billion have to rely on wood or other biomass to cook and heat their homes, renewable energy accounts for 18 percent of the global energy mix, and…
