The rainforests around the Cisokan and Cirumamis Rivers in West Java, Indonesia are home to several species of endangered animals, including the Javan leopard and Java leaf monkey. Already heavily deforested and threatened by agriculture…
Micro hydropower plants (MHPs), starting as small turbine mills in the hills of Nepal in the early 1960s, have slowly increased in number and capacity to become a major source of off-grid electricity in rural Nepal. By 2014, more than 1,…
The study delves into the Egyptian case to identify strategic challenges and provide detailed recommendations for developing a local solar industry for selected concentrated solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) components. The study…
With support from the World Bank and ESMAP, the Government of Myanmar is putting in place an ambitious National Electrification Plan to bring electricity to every part of the country.
On September 10, 2015 over 100 participants joined the Energy for Development Conference: Promoting a Gender Inclusive and Pro-Poor Sector, co-hosted by Power Africa, ESMAP, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Development…
Mexico has set ambitious goals for increasing the share of wind and solar in its energy mix. This is accompanied by a growing need for flexible resources to mitigate the variability of wind and solar generation. Pumped storage hydropower…
