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This report reflects the commitment of the World Bank Group and its partners in helping the Lao government to advance pathways to cleaner cooking solutions that will contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable development, and inclusive…

About 1.2 billion people – almost the population of India – lack access to electricity, 2.8 billion have to rely on wood or other biomass to cook and heat their homes, renewable energy accounts for 18 percent of the global energy mix, and…

Geothermal energy is a unique renewable resource with potential to contribute a significant share of low cost electricity supply in several countries. It is produced by exploiting the natural heat of underground water in deep reservoirs (1…

Mauritius and the Seychelles sign technical assistance agreements under the SIDS DOCK support program.

Mauritius and the Seychelles face increasing constraints in their power sector: rising electricity demand and dependence on imported fossil fuels.  Both countries are actively working to increase the proportion of energy generated by…

Energy subsidies are often a major drain on the resources of developing countries. Energy subsidies are inefficient, and lead to overconsumption of fossil fuels—reducing the incentive to use cleaner energy sources, and thereby increasing…