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While Tajikistan has drastically decreased the shortage of electricity, three major challenges remain: (i) limited reliability; (ii) affordability; and (iii) accessibility of electricity supply.

The Energy Data platform initiative supports partners —World Bank Group (WBG), clients, and teams, as well as development partners and other energy sector stakeholders— to use energy sector data and analytics for informed decision making…

Through five case studies, this report compares the current and projected costs to the consumer of a range of electric cooking (eCooking) solutions with the costs of cooking with currently widely-used fuels in each context.

This publication is intended as a primer on space cooling. It was developed in the context of the rapidly growing demand for space cooling and the critical need for access to affordable but sustainable space cooling solutions.

This primer and its companion report, Cool City Case Studies: Reducing Urban Heat, provide practical, actionable guidance and examples for implementers, policy makers, and planners tasked with mitigating urban heat impacts. 

In September 2019, stakeholders gathered at the College of Europe in Natolin, to discuss preliminary ideas on supporting energy transition in coal regions of Western Balkans and Ukraine. The notion of a dedicated form of support to coal…