Increasing access to modern electricity services in Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the main development challenges facing the world over the next two decades. The rural economies are overwhelmingly dependent on agriculture; in fact,…
Many studies have estimated the amount of investment that is needed to meet energy access goals, but none have attempted to systematically analyze what finance these countries are actually committing to energy access, what is known about…
Digital transformation is affecting multiple industries, including energy. This brief outlines opportunities where big data analytics can address challenges faced by the energy sector.
The World Bank (“Customer”) has retained Garrad Hassan America Inc. (hereafter “DNV GL”) to provide a validated mesoscale wind atlas for Zambia, including associated deliverables, and wind energy feasibility and development training…
This version of the ESMAP Business Plan has been laid out as follows: Overview, Program Proposal, and Grant Amount by Country. Click on the download link above and choose the section you are interested in.
This report evaluates the use of rural electrification concessions in Africa. It provides a comprehensive overview of successful and failed cases and identifies the likely factors behind successes. The research was conducted in three…