The Federal Government of Nigeria and the World Bank have agreed to carry out a Climate Change Assessment (CCA) within the framework of the Bank's Country Partnership Strategy for Nigeria (2010-13). The CCA includes an analysis of options…
Over the past two years, ESMAP has supported the development of a Sourcebook on Strategic Development of Industrial Energy Efficiency for Uzbekistan. That study informed the creation in mid-July of a US$100 million facility for…
July 18 2013
Issue | July 2013
ESMAP launches the Renewable Energy Resource Mapping program, as well as the Sustainable Energy for All Technical Assistance Program to help countries achieve universal energy access, ESMAP-sponsored awards for innovators from Small Island…
This report summarizes the findings from phase I of the Indonesia Clean Stove Initiative (CSI), implemented in collaboration with Indonesia’s Directorate of Bioenergy, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR).
Poorly implemented energy subsidies are economically costly to taxpayers and damage the environment through increased emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. Energy subsidies also create distortive price signals and result…
Countries pursuing investments in renewable energy can sometimes find it challenging to get projects off the ground. One major issue is lack of data on the potential of their renewable energy resources. Resource mapping is crucial in…
