The recognition that women and their dependent children make up the majority of those living in poverty has brought gender equality to the forefront of the global development agenda, including in energy programs. ESMAP recently…
ESMAP, set up in 1983 in response to the global energy price shocks of the previous decade, marks its 30thanniversary this year. In that time, ESMAP has moved from being a small program focused on giving targeted advice to oil-importing…
This report identifies the circumstances when results-based financing (RBF) approaches might be an appropriate energy sector intervention in developing countries, especially to promote energy access and energy efficiency. It was…
Twenty million people (about half of Central America´s population) cook primarily with biomass using open fires or rudimentary stoves. Approximately 86 percent of the biomass users are concentrated in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua,…
ESMAP has been supporting an ongoing project to promote the use of electricity for small businesses and micro-enterprises in rural areas of Peru. The project has helped almost 5,000 families adopt electricity to process cereals, coffee,…
Over 3 billion people continue to rely on solid household fuels—biomass and coal—in developing countries, with serious impacts to health and the environment. The latest World Health Organization (WHO) studies indicate that over 4 million…
