ESMAP’s work on energy access, including activities implemented by the World Bank regional energy units and those funded by AFREA, have influenced financing; informed countries policies and strategies; increased client capacities; and…
Mini Grids: Bringing Low Cost, Timely Electricity to the Rural Poor
National Workshop Targets Kenya’s Electrification Challenges
New Partnership to Help Bring Clean Cooking to 100 Million Households by 2020…
There is increasing interest in results-based funding (sometimes referred to as Payment by Results) from both client and donor countries, but their deployment in the energy sector has been limited in comparison to other sectors…
The Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) was established in 2005 with the signing of an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (IGMOU) by seven Eastern Africa countries, namely: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Egypt,…
From November 19 - 20, 2013 about 70 participants from developing countries, as well as investors, technical experts, and multilateral and bilateral development partners came together in The Hague, Netherlands to share knowledge,…
Readiness for Investment in Sustainable Energy (RISE), developed by the World Bank’s Energy Global Practice with support from ESMAP, is a suite of indicators that assesses the legal and…