The Kuyasa project is an energy efficiency (EE) retrofit initiative launched in 1999 for 2,309 low-income houses in the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Through the installation of solar water heaters (SWHs), ceiling insulation, and…
This report presents the remarkable success story of the rapid deployment of a national electrification program by Lao People's Democratic Republic, integrated within a broader strategy of national and rural development. These efforts…
This report identifies good practices for managing the key environmental and social issues associated with wind power development and provides advice on how best to address these issues in project planning, construction, and operation and…
This flagship report of the East Asia and the Pacific Region outlines an ambitious program to eradicate energy poverty in the Region by 2030. Over 1 billion people in the EAP Region still lack the most basic access to electricity and…
The aim of this study is to help city authorities understand the dynamics of urban development in relation to transport in a rapidly growing Chinese city using the concept of accessibility.