Session Two presented examples of successful (often public-private) business models for the most important offgrid market segments: (i) solar home systems and battery charging for dispersed households, and (ii) diesel and hydro power for…
Many countries in SSA have established a new institutional framework supporting rural electrification through establishing rural energy agencies and funds. The session analyzed the experiences with this model, compared different…
ESMAP’s Power Sector Vulnerability Assessments estimate the short- to medium-term impact of the credit crisis on the electricity sector and inform a potential strategic response from The World Bank Group (WBG). The assessments combine…
The hallmark of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, or ESMAP, is the promotion and support of innovation and forward thinking in the energy sector. In these times, finding new solutions to energy challenges has become even…
This paper is one of the first studies to examine the welfare impacts of households’ rural electrification based on panel surveys conducted in 2002 and 2005 for some 1,100 households in rural Vietnam,. The findings indicate that grid…
The note is prepared by the World Bank’s project management team for the China Second Energy Conservation Project, drawing on major national surveys completed for 2005 and 2007 by the Energy Conservation Service Committee of the China…