This study seeks to identify potential
sources of co-financing to meet the additional costs of
energy efficiency (EE) and climate mitigation benefits
associated with...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS4024Date: April 15, 2015Author:
Ambrosi,Philippe ;
Granier,Laurent ;
Hosier,Richard H. ;
Kayser,Dominique Isabelle ;
Warner,Christopher James ;
Zhou,Jiaoni
The world’s developed countries have
committed to mobilize one hundred billion a year by 2020,
from public and private sources, to help developing
countries adapt to...
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of April to June
2015, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 95492Date: April 6, 2015
The brief highlight increasing income
and urban sprawl, along with limited public transit options,
has created a rapid increase in private vehicle ownership in
developing...
Papua New Guinea’s Extractive Industries
(PNGEITI) have the potential to transform the lives of
millions of citizens. Despite their enormous contribution to
the national...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126025Date: April 6, 2015Author:
Kaia,Lydia Naomi
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows:
improvement in United...
An uneven recovery and diverging
monetary policy across major developed countries remain a
challenge for developing and emerging market economies. But
plunging oil prices...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 95753Date: April 1, 2015Author:
Chaudhuri,Shubham ;
Kitzmuller,Markus ;
Rama,Martin G. ;
Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C.
In 2009, the Government of Cameroon
awarded the Kribi power development corporation (KPDC), a
special purpose vehicle set up and owned by AES Corporation
and the government,...
This report presents findings from 208
focus group discussions held across 8 countries in Eastern
Europe and Central Asia between 2013-2014 that examined
households...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS12511Date: April 1, 2015Author:
Rebosio Calderon,Michelle P. ;
Georgieva,Sophia V. ;
Romanova,Ekaterina
This study is part of a technical
assistance project, ESMAP funded, being implemented by
Africa Energy Practice 1 (AFTG1) of the World Bank in
Tanzania which aims at...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 111475Date: April 1, 2015
The Austrian renewable energy company
RP-Global has developed the 43.7 MW Danilo Wind Farm near
the Dalmatian city of Sibenik, which has boosted Croatia’s
supply of...
This study is part of a technical
assistance project, ESMAP funded, being implemented by
Africa Energy Practice 1 (AFTG1) of the World Bank in
Tanzania (the ‘Client’)...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 111474Date: April 1, 2015
In Kenya, where only 25 percent of the
population has access to electricity, the World Bank Group
is supporting the government’s least cost power development
plan, which...
Over the course of history, dams have
captivated the interest of society at large. Used to store
large amounts of water, dams are also constructed to control
flood waters...
Type: BriefReport#: 86500Date: April 1, 2015Author:
De Nys,Erwin ;
Freitas, Paula ;
Muanis Persechini,Maria Ines
The development objectives of the
Electricity Supply Accountability and Reliability
Improvement Project for Kyrgyz Republic are to enhance the
readiness of the Ministry...
The energy sector management assistance
program (ESMAP), a global knowledge and technical assistance
program administered by the World Bank and supported by 11
bilateral...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 111461Date: April 1, 2015
Iraq’s electricity distribution network
is overloaded and in need of significant investment to be
able to meet current and future demand. The system is also
negatively...
The Green Freight Transport and
Logistics Study was launched in August 2014 and the
preliminary results were shared during this interim
workshop. The objective of the...
Report#: 96578Date: March 31, 2015Author:
Oh,Jung Eun ;
Keou,Oceane ;
Saslavsky,Daniel Mario
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