This report highlights some of the most important challenges for small-scale hydropower development in Vietnam, based on case studies of six river basins in northern Vietnam. It is the result of collaboration between the World Bank and the…
This Business Plan sets out ESMAP’s objectives, priorities, strategies, and resource requirements for FY2014‐16 (i.e., July 2013 to June 2016). It draws on experience gained in implementing the previous Business Plan (ESMAP Strategic…
The key findings and results of the project’s first phase, as summarized in this report, were presented in June 2013 at a regional workshop in Vienna at which stakeholder delegations from all six Western Balkan countries were represented…
Two decades after the liberalization of India’s economy and a decade after the passage of the Electricity Act of 2003, what is the state of India’s power sector? More Power to India: The Challenge of Electricity Distribution assesses…
Forward-looking cities today can be champions for energy efficiency, showing other cities and national governments how such measures can save money and drive markets.
This paper presents a statistical study of the geothermal resource risk in Indonesia, specifically, that the resource base and well productivity are adequate and that the drilling cost per well is reasonable. The study relies on…
