As Paris climate agreement goes into effect, geothermal energy development picks up momentum to help countries lower greenhouse gas emissions and meet their energy targets. A US$350 million World Bank project in Turkey will help scale up…
Buildings are one of the main consumers of energy, using about 35% of the world’s energy and accounting for about 70% of greenhouse gases in urban areas. Energy- and resource-efficient building solutions are crucial to avoid locking in…
Is it possible to make electricity more affordable for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa who need it most, and have the regionâs cash-strapped power providers be profitable at the same time? A new ESMAP-supported study entitled â…
Across ECA, focus groups show that users are still skeptical that energy subsidy and tariff reforms will result in improved services. In a previous blog we discussed how households cope with the increasing cost of energy. Here we share…
