This press release announces the World
Bank has approved a loan to Turkey for a project to upgrade
the efficiency of its power generation plants, and improve
the reliability...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156708Date: July 5, 1985
This press release announces the World
Bank has approved a loan for a power engineering project in
Peru to improve its electricity services which includes a
series of...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 156709Date: July 5, 1985
This note reviews the significance of
geological complications in hydroelectric projects and
proposes guidelines for reducing their occurrence. It
surveys 64 Bank-financed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47837Date: July 1, 1985
Extensive fuel peat reserves exist in
developing countries, but much is yet to be done in defining
the type, fuel value and reserves. This study presents a
review of...
Type: PublicationReport#: WTP41Date: June 30, 1985
Western Samoa has suffered in recent
years from economic difficulties caused by declining world
prices for its main exports of copra and cocoa and
fluctuating prices...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 5497Date: June 30, 1985
Togo's energy balance is a
reflection of the country's economic structure: a small
modern sector, relying on imported petroleum products and
imported electric power,...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 5221Date: June 30, 1985
Benin has a diversified resource base
which, in principle, can meet the country's projected
energy needs. The ample forest resources, which account for
most of the potential...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 5222Date: June 30, 1985
This report presents terms of reference
for the following subsector activities which require
technical assistance; power, household energy, industry, and
energy planning....
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM38Date: June 30, 1985
Burma's energy resources are large
and varied. While the Government has done a commendable job
of developing these resources largely on its own, their
development has...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 5416Date: June 30, 1985
Vanuatu has an open economy -- its trade
accounting for about 80% of GNP. However, the economy is
vulnerable to the wide fluctuations in the world prices of
essential...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 5577Date: June 30, 1985
This study focuses on the potential
energy savings in the industrial sector. The primary
immediate objective is to realize the potential for
industrial energy savings....
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM37Date: June 30, 1985
This study represents the first in a
series of reviews by the Operations Evaluation Department
(OED) of post-completion project experience in an attempt to
evaluate...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 5718Date: June 14, 1985
This report looks at some key issues for
China over the next 20 years, and some options for
addressing them to achieve China's ultimate economic
objective of catching...
Type: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector ReportReport#: 5206Date: May 31, 1985
Energy consumption in Burundi is very
low. Cooking accounts for about 90 percent of the
country's energy needs, which are met mainly by wood
charcoal and agricultural...
This report summarizes the results of an
investigation of the performance and cost of operation of
four stroke medium speed engines and two stroke low speed
engines...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: EGY21Date: May 31, 1985Author:
C. I. Power Services Inc.
The promotion of a donor country's
commercial interests is often an important objective of its
assistance programs. Use of bilateral aid to pursue this
objective, however,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: ERS3Date: May 31, 1985Author:
Jay,Keith E.
This speech, titled "Responding to
Changing Global Needs : The Role of Multilateral Development
Finance" was delivered by A. W. Clausen, President of
The World Bank...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 97350Date: May 30, 1985Author:
Clausen,A. W.
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