In rural Bangladesh, Indoor Air
Pollution (IAP) is dangerously high for poor households
dependent on biomass cooking fuels. Based on earlier World
Bank research, controlled,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 48647Date: March 1, 2009Author:
Dasgupta, Susmita ; Huq, Mainul ; Khaliquzzaman,
This paper critically reviews existing
energy demand forecasting methodologies highlighting the
methodological diversities and developments over the past
four decades...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4866Date: March 1, 2009Author:
Bhattacharyya, Subhes C. ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
The oil and gas industry has
historically employed two options, gas re-injection and
monetization, to utilize associated gas. These options are
only extensively utilized...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 82612Date: March 1, 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa will require
substantial investments in the power sector on the order of
4 percent of the region's gross domestic product (GDP)
annually before 2015...
Report#: 61811Date: March 1, 2009Author:
Rosnes, Orvika ;
Vennemo,Haakon
The policy note builds on experience
from both Tanzania and other Sub-Saharan African countries
with similar socioeconomic and environmental contexts. This
policy note...
This study reviews the prospects of wind
power at the global level. Existing studies indicate that
the earth's wind energy supply potential significantly
exceeds global...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4868Date: March 1, 2009Author:
van Kooten, G. Cornelis ;
Timilsina, Govinda R.
Sub-Saharan Africa will require
substantial investments in the power sector on the order of
4 percent of the region's gross domestic product (GDP)
annually before 2015...
Report#: 61811Date: March 1, 2009Author:
Rosnes, Orvika ;
Vennemo,Haakon
A number of developing countries have
established petroleum revenue funds. A recent study
constructed a scoreboard comparing sovereign wealth funds
from around the world,...
This press release announces that the
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new
Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Benin on February 26,
2009. Designed...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167542Date: February 26, 2009
This press release announces that the
World Bank’s Vice President for Europe and Central Asia
approved the Armenia Geothermal Energy Development project
on February...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165566Date: February 24, 2009
This press release announces that the
World Bank the day before approved a grant of eight million
US dollars to support the government of the Central African
Republic...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167166Date: February 18, 2009
This press release announces that at the
end of a two-day visit to Costa Rica, the World Bank Vice
President for Latin America and the Caribbean Pamela Cox
renewed World...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168769Date: February 12, 2009
This report provide review of the prices
of the various commodities in the commodity markets such as
non-energy commodity, crude oil, natural gases, agricultural
products,...
This report addresses a pressing issue
in Mexico's electricity sector the large and growing
subsidies to residential consumers and their regressive
incidence across...
Type: Energy-Environment ReviewReport#: 47107Date: February 4, 2009Author:
Komives, Kristin ; Johnson, Todd M. ;
Halpern, Jonathan D. ; Luis, Jose Aburto ; Scott, John R.
In recent years, the case for scaling up
mitigation efforts discussed in terms of Giga-tons of needed
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions per year or tens of
billions...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47308Date: February 3, 2009
Energy efficiency can improve fiscal
balances, stimulate growth and competitiveness, strengthen
energy security, and reduce the energy burden of the poor.
It also can...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 48329Date: February 1, 2009
Brazil is confronted with steadily
increasing demands for electricity. The country has the
ability to meet that demand by developing its considerable
hydropower potential,...
This paper presents retail prices of the
petroleum products in August 2008 in up to 56 countries, and
examines the degree of pass through to consumers of
increases in...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 48423Date: February 1, 2009Author:
Kojima,Masami
This annual report summarizes the World
Bank Groups work in renewable energy and energy efficiency
improvement during fiscal 2008. In addition to a portfolio
review,...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 47619Date: February 1, 2009
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