Countries in Europe and Central Asia have undertaken a wide range of energy sector reforms since the 1990s; however, progress across the region has been slow and uneven. Countries in this region experience long and cold winters. This makes…
In September of 2013, Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announced an overnight increase of diesel and RON951 petrol prices by 10%. To mitigate the impact of the increase on low-income groups, the Government of Malaysia…
The Challenge and Approach
Imagine waking up at 4 AM to prepare meals for your family on a biomass stove. For 3 to 4 hours, your home is filled with toxic smoke that burns your eyes. You also might need to collect firewood, which adds…
The World Bank has recently approved the US$71 million Integrated Urban and Tourism Development Project in Albania. The goal is to support local economic development by improving urban infrastructure and reducing energy consumption and…
The partnership will focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency work –two of ESMAP’s main areas of expertise- and leverage PPIAF’s cutting edge knowledge on increasing private sector participation in emerging markets and energy…
The world is not moving fast enough to reach its universal electricity access goal by 2030.
This is one of the main findings of 2017 State of Electricity Access Report (SEAR). The report further stresses that substantial acceleration of…
