ESMAP supports developing countries to design, finance, and implement affordable and equitable transitions to low-carbon power. This includes roadmaps, private capital mobilization, infrastructure planning, and risk mitigation. We implement the Energy Transition focus area through three complementary workstreams: Scaling Up Renewable Energy, Storage, and Clean Hydrogen, Scaling Up Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization of End Use Sectors, and Transitioning Away from Unbated Fossil Fuels.
ESMAP aims to accelerate the energy transition through innovative partnerships including the Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI), the Energy Storage Partnership (ESP), the Offshore Wind Program, and both the Hydrogen 10GW Lighthouse Initiative and Hydrogen for Development.
ESMAP assists emerging markets in identifying green hydrogen production opportunities.
SRMI supports governments in creating environments conducive to privately led renewable energy projects.
Energy efficiency is the first fuel of clean energy transitions, delivering the most cost‑effective climate mitigation. ESMAP supports data, policies, skills, financing, and market development to scale efficiency, create jobs, and drive sustainable energy systems. ESMAP has also initiated a Financial Innovation Window for Energy Transition.
ESMAP’s Supporting Transitions Away from Unabated Fossil Fuels initiative helps developing countries shift from fossil fuel-based systems to low-carbon solutions by identifying plants for phaseout, repurposing facilities, and reducing extraction activities. Our focus is to ensure that communities that have been dependent on fossil fuel extraction and use are safeguarded during the transition toward cleaner energy sources.
