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Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR) kicks off fourth phase, aims to
scale up flaring reduction; accelerating the utilization of
associated...
Initially, Telkom Kenya Limited (TKL)
enjoyed a monopoly on landline operations in Kenya, but its
business suffered as Kenyans eagerly swapped fixed-line
phones for...
Since the onset of economic reforms in
1978, China has been remarkably successful in reducing the
carbon dioxide intensities of gross domestic product and
industrial...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6492Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Cui, Yuanshang ;
Jiang,Kejun ;
Rock,Michael T. ;
Song,Yun ;
Toman,Michael A. ;
Wang,Yanjia
A global computable general equilibrium
model is used to analyze the economic impacts of rising oil
prices with endogenously determined availability of biofuels
to mitigate...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6515Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
With increased global interest in
biofuels, Zambia, a Sub-Saharan African country that
entirely depends on imports for its petroleum supply, is
planning to implement...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6499Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Sinkala, Thomson ;
Timilsina, Govinda R. ;
Ekanayake, Indira J.
This report presents the findings of a
study aiming to define the least cost short (up to 2015) and
medium term (up to 2020) measures that the Government of
Bulgaria...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: ACS4278Date: June 1, 2013
As a development institution focused on
reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity, the World
Bank is working in many countries that suffer from a lack of
basic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 80481Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Akbar, Sameer ;
Ebinger, Jane ;
Kleiman, Gary ;
Oguah, Samuel
The power sector is integral to economic
development and inclusive growth in the Caribbean region.
The high cost of electricity is undermining the regions
competitiveness...
The cost of energy in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia, as elsewhere, is an important policy issue, as
shown by the concerns for energy affordability during the
past...
Type: PublicationReport#: 76820Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Olivier,Anne ;
Ruggeri Laderchi,Caterina ;
Trimble,Christopher Philip
This manual is a practical tool to
promote the development of Performance-Based Contracts with
the intention of helping water utility companies improve
their operational...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 80023Date: June 1, 2013
The state of Gujarat in India, which
enjoys more than 300 sunny days a year, has a long-term goal
of making its capital, Gandhinagar, a solar-powered city.
Supported...
Kazakhstan aspires to become one of the
worlds 30 most developed economies by 2050. The
focus is on laying the basis for the accelerated
diversification of the...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 82320Date: June 1, 2013
This note reviews the operations and
experience of Tokyo's emissions trading system since
its launch in 2010 and follows on from an earlier issue of
directions in urban...
Competitive bidding is an important
policy tool to procure goods and services from the market at
the lowest possible cost. Under traditional public
procurement systems,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6485Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Iimi,Atsushi
The lack of growth in the Brazilian
sugarcane-ethanol complex since the 2008 financial crisis
has been blamed on policies: lower mandate, holding gasoline
prices below...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6524Date: June 1, 2013Author:
de Gorter, Harry ;
Drabik, Dusan ;
Kliauga, Erika M. ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
The city of Gaziantep in southeastern
Turkey is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the
world. An important trade link serving as Turkey’s gateway
to the Middle...
The main objective of this sector work
(ESW) is to provide the World Bank and the Government of
Togo with a sound basis and proposals for decision-making
about the main...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: ACS499Date: June 1, 2013
Facing a huge fiscal burden due to
imports of entire petroleum despite the availability of a
surplus of agricultural land to produce biofuels, Zambia, a
country in Sub-Saharan...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6498Date: June 1, 2013Author:
de Gorter, Harry ;
Drabik, Dusan ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
IFC is working with local governments in
Peru to invest royalties from extractive industries in
projects that benefit local communities. More specifically,
IFC aims...
This note focuses on the energy and
power sector in Uzbekistan with the purpose of identifying
some of the key issues faced by the sector and outlining
potential solutions....
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS4146Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Kochnakyan, Artur ;
Khosla, Sunil Kumar ;
Buranov, Iskander ;
Hofer, Kathrin ;
Hankinson, Denzel ;
Finn, Joshua
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