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A key solution to addressing lack of access to adequate and reliable energy, a major impediment to Madagascar’s economic and social development, is to help the country diversify its energy mix. In addition to solar and wind power,…

ESMAP is supporting World Bank investments to improve access to basic services by strengthening policies and building institutions in Niger’s electricity sector.

Over the past decade, ESMAP has provided support to establish Liberia’s Rural and Renewable Energy Agency and to help the country expand the use of local renewable sources of energy to increase energy access.

Renewable Distributed energy resources (DER) are relatively small and variable sources of power connected to the distribution grid and widely distributed geographically and even more difficult  to control and dispatch than centralized…

Innovations and declining costs have made mini grids a viable option to boost economic activity in areas that would otherwise be waiting years for grid connection.

ESMAP-financed project takes a unique approach for increasing adoption rates by focusing on value chain integration and results-based commercial distribution through the Distribution Challenge Fund (DCF) competition.