The objective of the Emergency Water and
Electricity Services Upgrading Project for Guinea-Bissau is
to: (i) restore and increase the access of the population of
the...
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic
Note highlights the current account deficit remained stable,
at just above 2 percent of GDP, reflecting the combination
of a smaller...
Within the Western Balkans region, a
secure and reliable energy supply is critical for
sustainable economic growth. Expensive, imported energy and
inefficient energy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89323Date: May 1, 2014
Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is
leading Indonesias effort to scale-up geothermal,
attempting a globally unprecedented expansion of over 1,000
MW of capacity. The...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89382Date: May 1, 2014
A mini hydro plant destroyed during
Liberia’s civil war has been brought back to life by the
country’s newly created rural electrification agency and is
now bringing...
An energy efficiency revolving fund
(EERF) is a viable option for scaling up energy efficiency
(EE) financing in the public sector in the Western Balkans.
Under a typical...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89319Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Limaye, Dilip ;
Singh, Jas ;
Hofer, Kathrin
This case study, which describes the
residential Lithuanian energy efficiency (EE) program and
lessons learned, was prepared in support of the Energy
Sector Management...
Report#: 89322Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Sirvydis,Viktoras
Within the Western Balkans region, a
secure energy supply is critical to sustaining economic
growth. Currently, the region relies heavily on imported
hydrocarbons and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89324Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Kalkum, Bernd
The development of private sector energy
service providers (ESPs), including energy service companies
(ESCOs), that specialize in energy efficiency (EE) project
development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 89320Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Hofer,Kathrin ;
Limaye,Dilip R. ;
Singh,Jasneet
The analysis of household energy
consumption patterns is critical for evaluating public
mechanisms, such as subsidies and social tariffs that aim to
provide lower income...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6864Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Rodriguez Oreggia Y.Roman,Eduardo ;
Yepez-Garcia,Rigoberto
This Sixth Annual Country Portfolio
Evaluation Report (ACPER) provides a synthesis of the
evaluative evidence contained in the Country Portfolio
Evaluations (CPEs) and...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 88371Date: May 1, 2014
This report was prepared by Practical
Action Consulting for the Africa Clean Cooking Energy
Solutions (ACCES) initiative of the World Bank. Most of
Sub-Saharan Africa...
Trinidad and Tobago (T and T) is an
example of successful diversification within the oil and gas
sector and the country is now a global player in the energy
industry....
Report#: 87852Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Carneiro,Francisco Galrao ;
Cazorla,Marta Riveira ;
Jaupart,Pascal Jean Edouard ;
Longmore,Rohan
This paper explores the challenges and
opportunities that government officials face in designing
coherent 'rules of the game' for achieving urban
sustainability during...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6878Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Kahn,Matthew Edwin
South Africa occupies a central position
in the global debate regarding the most effective policy
instruments to accelerate and sustain private investment in
renewable...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS8826Date: May 1, 2014Author:
Eberhard, Anton ;
Kolker, Joel ;
Leigland, James
Founded in 1974, Promigas is one of the
largest and oldest private utility providers of natural gas
in Colombia. In addition to its own operations, it has
investments...
The objectives of the second EAP CSI
Regional Forum are twofold. The first is to share the
progress, findings, and challenges of implementing the
initiatives second...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 93058Date: April 29, 2014
Food and nutrition security has emerged
as a primary development goal at the top of the
global agenda. In 2012 the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) methodology...
Type: PublicationReport#: 87812Date: April 22, 2014Author:
Lokshin,Michael M. ;
Moltedo,Ana ;
Sajaia,Zurab ;
Troubat, Nathalie
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