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This report looks at the nature of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) and the resulting challenges associated with the integration of VRE technologies into a power system. It provides an overview of the measures available to  limit and…

In this edition: ESMAP report on how countries can scale up variable renewable energy in electricity grids; ministerial panel on energy subsidy reform finds common themes among country experiences; new renewable energy mapping and energy…

This report considers whether and how to use results-based aid (RBA) to support development objectives in the energy sector. It was commissioned by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) as part of a broader…

Mining companies can play a key role in harnessing Africa’s abundant clean sources of energy to overcome the lack of electricity which affects at least one in three Africans, according to a new ESMAP-supported World Bank report.

Improving communications has translated into households in Belarus finding a new set of columns on the heat bills they receive from their utility companies each month.

Seeking global insights to help solve Kenya's energy challenge, Kenya’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, together with the World Bank, organized a National Electrification Workshop in September 2014. The workshop was supported by ESMAP…