With the right policies and investments, countries can integrate high levels of variable renewable energy such as solar and wind into their power grids without compromising the reliability or affordability of electricity, according to a…
This report looks at the nature of Variable Renewable Energy (VRE) and the resulting challenges associated with the integration of VRE technologies into a power system. It provides an overview of the measures available to limit and…
March 18 2015
Issue | March - April 2015
In this edition: ESMAP report on how countries can scale up variable renewable energy in electricity grids; ministerial panel on energy subsidy reform finds common themes among country experiences; new renewable energy mapping and energy…
This report considers whether and how to use results-based aid (RBA) to support development objectives in the energy sector. It was commissioned by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) as part of a broader…
Mining companies can play a key role in harnessing Africaâs abundant clean sources of energy to overcome the lack of electricity which affects at least one in three Africans, according to a new ESMAP-supported World Bank report.
Improving communications has translated into households in Belarus finding a new set of columns on the heat bills they receive from their utility companies each month.