Preliminary outputs from the Pakistan country project under the ESMAP Renewable Energy Resource Mapping Initiative are now available for download and dissemination. These include reports providing interim estimates of the solar and wind…
An ESMAP-supported pilot tool launched by the World Bank Group will help developing countries further their sustainable energy goals by providing a snapshot of the policy and regulatory framework needed for private investment in the sector…
A World Bank study entitled Turkey's Energy Transition - Reform Milestones and Challenges shows that Turkey achieved energy security in a high economic growth environment with rapidly increasing energy needs through a variety of inter-…
Rapid expansion of energy access requires both accurate assessment and tracking of progress in energy supply and use. Up until now, though, energy access has generally been measured with simple, binary metrics (“having a connection” “not…
The Global Geothermal Development Plan (GGDP) continues to mobilize and channel international concessional financing towards expanding geothermal energy in developing countries. Led by ESMAP, the GGDP focuses on initial test drilling, the…
The World Bank has organized stakeholder discussions in a number of Indian states of the report "More Power to India: The Challenge of Electricity Distribution." The discussions, being held in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chandigarh, and Patna,…
