Concentrating Solar Thermal power (CST)
has a tremendous potential for scaling up renewable energy
at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio
mix, powering...
Type: PublicationReport#: 70912Date: June 28, 2012Author:
Kulichenko, Natalia ;
Wirth,Jens
The Subcommittee (SC) of the Committee
on Development Effectiveness (CODE) considered an
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) Approach Paper entitled
Global Program Review:...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 73772Date: June 27, 2012
This report builds on reviews of
available methodologies, tools, and practices for greenhouse
gas (GHG) analysis, and summarizes the outcomes of pilot
studies. It discusses...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 69711Date: June 21, 2012
Gustavson associates was authorized by
the World Bank to identify and evaluate plausible scenarios
for the development of gas fired power generation with gas
supplied...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 79687Date: June 21, 2012
Gustavson associates was retained by the
World Bank to assess the potential for gas fired power that
might result from future hydrocarbon development in the Amu
Darya...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 79737Date: June 20, 2012
The Executive Directors approved an
additional credit in the amount of SDR 64.5 million (US$100
million equivalent), a US$200 million guarantee operation
for an additional...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 70375Date: June 19, 2012
This report examines how green growth
and sustainable development policies can be incorporated
into structural reform agendas. Indeed, as demonstrated in
the report,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70502Date: June 19, 2012
Half of humanity about 3 billion people
are still relying on solid fuels for cooking and heating. Of
that, about 2.5 billion people depend on traditional biomass
fuels...
Scaling up renewable energy, such as
wind and solar, goes hand-in-hand with the expansion of
transmission infrastructure. The richest solar and wind
renewable energy...
Type: PublicationReport#: 70265Date: June 14, 2012Author:
Madrigal, Marcelino ;
Stoft, Steven
Does what economies export matter for
development? If so, can industrial policies improve on the
export basket generated by the market? This book approaches
these questions...
Type: PublicationReport#: 70325Date: June 13, 2012Author:
Lederman,Daniel ;
Maloney,William F.
Non-energy prices fell 2.5 percent in
May, with declines in most main groups, particularly for
industrial commodities. Energy prices declined 7.6 percent.
During the...
The development objective of the Energy
Roadmap Institutional and Regulatory Framework Strengthening
Project is to support the strengthening of the institutional
and...
Countries heavily dependent on imported
oil to power a significant portion of their electricity
generation are especially vulnerable to high and volatile
oil prices....
Type: PublicationReport#: 69944Date: June 8, 2012Author:
Yepez-Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel ;
Dana, Julie
For some Latin American countries -
especially, the oil importers in the Caribbean - rising
energy prices could pose a significant threat to their
current account sustainability,...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 69564Date: June 6, 2012
The Government of Georgia is considering
options for reducing fossil fuel imports in favor of
introducing large scale use of domestic energy sources for
public and private...
This study is a joint effort of the
Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), Chinese experts,
and the World Bank to inform the policy-making process in
line with...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 70753Date: June 1, 2012
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: Energy StudyReport#: 69447Date: June 1, 2012
This report - the first phase of a
programmatic Iraq country economic memorandum (CEM) is
structured around the themes of revenue management and
economic diversification....
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 69852Date: June 1, 2012Author:
Arya,Arun ;
Benjamin,Nancy Claire ;
Carey,Kevin ;
Dabidian,Hooman ;
Kulaksiz,Sibel ;
Nasr,Sahar Ahmed ;
Rimmer,Stephen ;
Sahnoun,Hania ;
Schiffbauer,Marc Tobias ;
Venables, Tony ;
Wills,Samuel ;
van der Ploeg, Rick
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory
Facility (PPIAF) support in Bulgaria facilitated the reform
of the gas distribution sector, and led to significant
private sector...
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