Rapid urbanization is putting new pressures on many developing countries to deliver reliable, clean energy services to urban populations. This is especially true in slum areas and informal settlements that have long been characterized by a lack of modern energy services. ESMAP and the Cities Alliance are partnering with city authorities and urban planners to identify solutions to this challenge that can be replicated in urban and peri-urban communities around the world.
This session focused on two particular aspects of the access challenge for urban and peri-urban poor communities: expansion of electricity service, and access to clean cooking fuels. This session came at the end of two days of intensive knowledge sharing among participants, who included representatives from local government, national and municipal utilities, private sector providers, and civil society.
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Presentations
Available presentations from this session can be downloaded through the links below.
Access to Electricity | Moderated Panel
- The Urban and Periurban Challenge | William Cobbett, Manager, Cities Alliance (no presentation)
- Problem in the Making: India’s Urban and Periurban Poor | Pratima Joshi, Shelter Associates. Also watch the Video: Smokeless Chullahs
- Electrification Strategies – “Stimaloan”Credit Facilities| JamesNjuguna, Customer Relations and Marketing Manager, Kenya Power. Also, watch the Video: “Umeme Kwa Taifa” and Kenya’s Success in Progress: ‘’Stimaloan’’ Credit Facilities
- Enabling Conditions for Sustainability: Lessons from Brazil | José Cavaretti, Manager, Eletropaulo (Brazil)
Access to Clean Fuels | Moderated Panel
- Economics of LPG in Developing Countries | Masami Kojima, Lead Energy Specialist, WB
- Clean Fuel Substitution: Serving the Needs of Consumers | Alex Evans, Energy Transportation Group
- Sustainability: Replicable Business Model for LPG | Renzo Bee, VP LPG Business Line International, TOTALGAZ
- Successful Kerosene Conversion to LPG | Gusrizal Taib, Senior Vice President, Corporate Investment and Business Development, Pertamina
- Watch the Video: “Connecting the Poor to Natual Gas in Colombia” | Elvira Peynado Vengoechea, Promigas
- Successful Innovative Partnerships | Luis Tineo, Senior Operations Officer, WB
Contact: Venkat Putti at esmap@worldbank.org
ESMAP/Cities Alliance Practitioners Workshop (Full Agenda)
Available presentations from this session can be downloaded through the links below.
May 7
- Prepayment: Key to Affordability for Consumer and Loss Reduction for the Utility | Nigel Wills, Project Manager, Int. Utility Services Manitoba Hydro International Ltd
- Electrification Strategies – “Stimaloan” Credit Facilities | James Njuguna, Customer Relations and Marketing Manager, Kenya Power
- The Role of Financial Institutions | Who Needs Finance? | Nicola Armacost, Managing Director, Arc Finance
- Essential Ingredient for Sustainability: Consumer and Community Satisfaction | Jose Cavaretti, Manager, New Customer Accounts, Eletropaulo
- Electrification Sustainability: Going Beyond the Meter | Ana Christina Mascarenhas COELBA/Neoenergia
- Loss Reduction Package for Sustainable Electrification | Jayavilal Meegoda, Ceylon Electricity Board
- The Best Balance of Investment Cost Recovery and Benefits to Consumers | Claudio Damiano, Ente Nacional Regulador de la Electricidad (ENRE)
- The Role of Civil Society in Access to Energy | Pratima Joshi, Executive Director,Shelter Associates
May 8
- Market conditions: Serving the Needs of Consumers for a Comprehensive fuel Substitution | Alex Evans, President and COO, Energy Transportation Group
- Supply Consideration for Robust Market Participation | Renzo Bee, VP LPG Business Line International, TOTALGAZ
- Clean Fuel Substitution: From Kerosene to LPG | Gusrizal Taib, Senior Vice President Corporate Investment and Business Development, Pertamina
- Last Mile Issues: How Best to Extend Service Where Clean Fuels Least Available Community Satisfaction | Didier Lavril, Nexant
- How to Fix Market Conditions to Enhance Investment in Clean Fuels | Elvira Peynado Vengoechea, Promigas
Contact: Yvette Bossman at esmap@worldbank.org
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