The King Abdulaziz International Airport
Desalination Project is IFC’s first advisory project in the
desalination sector. The airport is the main international
gateway...
The Ashta hydropower plant is Albania’s
first major hydropower plant construction in 30 years and
the government’s first large public-private partnership
(PPP) in the...
For the first time after nearly 20 years
of almost no electricity, the 1.5 million citizens of
Monrovia have access to commercial power services thanks to
a management-contract...
Transaction costs are major challenge to
moving forward toward low-carbon economic growth, as new
technologies or policies tend to have higher transaction
costs compared...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6565Date: August 1, 2013Author:
Mundaca, Luis ;
Mansoz, Mathilde ;
Neij, Lena ;
Timilsina, Govinda R
When Mexico’s trust fund for electricity
energy savings introduced the luz sustentable (sustainable
light) program in mid-2011, its primary aims were to promote
a more...
The Butwal power company (BPC) limited
is a leading hydropower company in Nepal involved in
generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
It has a combined...
Power market integration is analyzed in
a two-country model with nationally regulated firms and
costly public funds. If the generation costs between the two
countries...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 112422Date: July 21, 2013Author:
Auriol,Emmanuelle ;
Biancini,Sara
The objective of the Shandong Energy
Efficiency Project for China is to improve energy efficiency
in selected enterprises in the borrower's Shandong
province, particularly...
The development objective of the Energy
Support Project for Mali is to improve the access and
efficiency of electricity services in Bamako and in other
targeted areas...
This review examines the implementation
of the FY2007 to FY2010 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) of
FY2007 for the Kyrgyz Republic and the CAS Progress Report
(CASPR)...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 79522Date: July 10, 2013
As global energy markets evolve rapidly,
producing and maintaining a reliable power supply for many
countries in the developing world remains a significant
issue. The...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 79597Date: July 9, 2013
The second quarter of 2013 was an
eventful one as Indonesia's economy, policy settings
and financial markets adjusted to pressures which have been
mounting over recent...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 79280Date: July 1, 2013
This review examines the implementation
of the FY09-FY13 Poland Country Partnership Strategy (CPS)
of FY 09 and the CPS Progress Report (CPSPR) of FY11, and
assesses...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 79838Date: July 1, 2013
The Russian Federation is the
world's third largest energy-consuming country. Yet its
market for investments in improving energy efficiency had
been developing slowly....
Energy intensity has declined
significantly in four Chinese industries -- pulp and paper;
cement; iron and steel; and aluminum. While previous studies
have identified...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6551Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Fisher-Vanden, Karen ;
Hu, Yong ;
Jefferson, Gary ;
Rock, Michael ;
Toman, Michael
After strengthening in early 2013 due to
an improved economic outlook, most industrial commodity
prices have now retreated below their end- 2012 levels. Food
prices...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 80537Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Baffes,John ;
Cosic,Damir
Cities are hubs of global change, and
their global influence continues to grow. Cities contribute
significantly to global challenges like climate change and
biodiversity...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 80106Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Freire, Mila ;
Hoornweg,Daniel A.
The power sector in the Kingdom of
Bahrain is growing rapidly with demand increasing at an
annual rate of over 10 percent. While adding new power
generation capacity...
Type: BriefReport#: 80680Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Sarkar,Ashok ;
Sieghart,Lia Carol
Fiscal year 2013 was the second year of
the four-year FY2012-15 business plan for the multi-donor
trust fund (MDTF), which now exceeds United States (U.S.) 24
million...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 89410Date: June 30, 2013
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