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…
The energy situation in Indonesia is changing rapidly. High and fast international oil energy price increases had to be dealt with to ease the pressure on the national economy. In the meantime, electricity tariffs subsidy had to decrease…
While electric-powered groundwater irrigation is quite prevalent in the world, a specific confluence of historical, policy and political factors has trapped many Indian states in a vicious spiral of declining groundwater levels, stagnant…
For 40 years, ESMAP has collaborated with the World Bank and over 20 partners to assist developing and emerging-market countries in addressing their energy challenges. Supported by governments and foundations, ESMAP's team of more than 50…
The “Subsidy Matrix” was presented as a simple new tool for policy makers and practitioners in charge of designing or improving access subsidies. The matrix approach applies a systematic process to identify all relevant options for the…
The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program’s (ESMAP) Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) uses climate finance for mitigation activities that reduce emissions and increase climate resilience in the energy sector.