The World Bank has retained Garrad
Hassan America, Inc. (DNV GL) to provide a validated
mesoscale wind atlas for Zambia, including associated
deliverables and wind energy...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 111183Date: April 12, 2016Author:
Dokouzian, Shant
The little data book 2016 is a pocket
edition of world development indicators 2016. It is intended
as a quick reference for users of the world development
indicators...
Type: PublicationReport#: 104593Date: April 7, 2016Author:
Kalimili,Bala Bhaskar Naidu ;
Fantom,Neil James
Pakistan has been facing a severe power
deficit for several years, with daily load shedding of
around six hours in several urban areas and more in rural
areas. Gulpur...
This series showcases how the
Multilateral Development Banks’ collaboration supports the
development and implementation of infrastructure investment.
This support comes...
Type: BriefReport#: 104847Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki
In Kenya, where only 25 percent of the
population has access to electricity, the African
Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank Group are
supporting the government’s...
In 2009, the Government of Cameroon
awarded AES Dibamba Power Development Corporation (DPDC) the
right to develop an 86-MW thermal energy Independent Power
Plant (IPP)....
Type: BriefReport#: 104846Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki ;
Phillips,John
Jordan’s power sector is highly
dependent on imported fuel. With plentiful wind and solar
resources, Jordan has been seeking ways to harness these
resources to reduce...
Four countries in the Maghreb region of
North Africa — Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia are
facing the common challenge of a rapid increase in energy
demand, in...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 105360Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Khalfallah,Ezzedine ;
Missaoui,Rafik ;
El Khamlichi,Samira ;
Ben Hassine,Hassen
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: pace of
U.S. job growth...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 109356Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Bui,Anh Mai-000545625
This Bangladesh PACT newsletter for the
month of April 2016 has the following sub-headings: welcome
note; program ImPACT; PACT website in anew avatar;
PaCTIVITIES; PaCT...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 162068Date: April 1, 2016
Emerging markets need twice the
infrastructure investment they now receive. East Asia has
the greatest needs, while Africa’s requirements are large in
comparison to...
This report presents results from a
health facility survey conducted to support and generate
evidence for the impact evaluation (IE) of the Kyrgyz
Performance-Based...
The track record of Sub-Saharan Africa’s
power sector is dismal. Two out of three households in
Sub-Saharan Africa, close to 600 million people, have no
electricity...
The Zambia Mining Investment and
Governance Review (MInGov) collects and shares informationon
mining sector governance, its attractiveness to investors
and how its activities...
These remarks were delivered by the
World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, at the Press Conference
with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Deputy Prime Minister
and Foreign...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129855Date: March 27, 2016Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This story highlights the World Bank
convenes mining leaders to discuss challenges during the
commodities downturn. Leaders agree the commodities downturn
is an opportune...
The Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) is
developing the North Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment (NGEST)
project in North Gaza to improve sanitation in the Northern
Gaza...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS17058Date: March 22, 2016
Who owns forests and why does it matter?
Clear ownership, access, and management rights over forests
are vital to build forest-dependent communities’ assets,
create...
The focus in 2016 was weather and
climate services and public and private sector co-operation.
This repositioning is in tune with the overall view that
InterMET should...
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: U.S. Fed
left interest...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 109354Date: March 18, 2016Author:
Bui,Anh Mai-000545625
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