India has 150GW of renewable energy
potential, about half in the form of small hydropower,
biomass, and wind and half in solar, cogeneration, and
waste-to-energy. Developing...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 59765Date: January 1, 2010
The primary goal of a sound rural energy
policy is to promote measures that will enhance the quality
of life of people in rural areas by improving their access
to modern...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 59000Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Asseline, Frederic ;
Terrado, Ernesto ;
Hertzmark, Donald ;
Amarasekara, R. M.
This report summarizes and analyzes the
results of energy efficiency surveys undertaken by
International Finance Corporation (IFC) in the industrial
sectors of six countries:...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 62350Date: January 1, 2010
This paper discusses short-run and
long-run effects of "green stimulus" efforts, and
compares these effects with "non-green" fiscal
stimuli. Green stimulus is defined...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5163Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Strand, Jon ;
Toman, Michael
This brief is intended to bring together
in one place, for the attention of management and the Board,
the evaluation evidence on World Bank Group (WBG)
cooperation....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 63686Date: January 1, 2010
A reliable, affordable and sustainable
supply of electricity is essential for Indonesia to emerge
as a large mid-income economic power in the next decade. The
power...
Recent volatility in international
energy prices has revealed South Eastern Europe as one of
the most vulnerable regions to such external shocks. Under
the current global...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5167Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Iimi,Atsushi
Some of the headings included in this
newsletter of the World Bank in India are: an innovative
project that empowered and improved lives; development
dialogue: World...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 53861Date: January 1, 2010
Based on analysis of recent data on the
evolution of global temperatures, snow and ice covers, and
sea level rise, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)...
Type: PublicationReport#: 47604Date: January 1, 2010Author:
Torre, Augusto de la; Fajnzylber, Pablo;
Nash, John;
Developing countries are increasingly
pursuing and benefitting from regional power system
integration (RPSI) as an important strategy to help provide
reliable, affordable...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 77307Date: January 1, 2010
This press release announces that the
Board of the World Bank approved six hundred million US
dollars of assistance to the Power and Gas sectors in
Nigeria, comprising...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165861Date: December 31, 2009
This report is the fifth in the series
documenting the World Bank Group's progress in
supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency. It
details the successes of,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 52795Date: December 31, 2009
This study provides preliminary
recommendations on the development of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) to Lebanon, taking into account the projected global
market conditions...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 70303Date: December 31, 2009
This report describes the implementation
process of the large-scale grid electrification project in
Cambodia. As it will need to be centrally co-ordinated and
planned,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70116Date: December 31, 2009
This report discusses the energy sector
in Vietnam. The central task for the energy sector is to
meet demands for electricity in sufficient quantity and of
an acceptable...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 70028Date: December 29, 2009
This study provides an overview of
current and future bioenergy developments, describes the
impacts related to poverty and the environment, assesses the
opportunities...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52454Date: December 28, 2009Author:
Cushion,Elizabeth ;
Dieterle,Gerhard ;
Whiterman, Adrian
Azerbaijan's oil and gas boom
presents a rare opportunity to accelerate improvements in
the quality of life of all its citizens. Its per capita
income is $5,100 in 2008,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 44365Date: December 23, 2009
This press release announces on December
22, 2009, that the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors
approved five million US dollars, Bank-executed grant from
the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165515Date: December 22, 2009
This book explores energy savings
performance contracts (ESPCs) as a means of overcoming some
of the more difficult hurdles in promoting energy efficiency
in public...
Type: PublicationReport#: 52456Date: December 17, 2009Author:
Singh, Jas ;
Limaye, Dilip R ;
Henderson, Brian ;
Shi, Xiaoyu
This press release announces that the
World Bank Group on December 16, 2009, launched a new study
that analyzes the available evidence on the advantages and
disadvantages...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165459Date: December 16, 2009
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