The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program marks its 30th anniversary this year. In that time, ESMAP has moved from being a small program focused on giving targeted advice to oil-importing countries to one of the World Bank Groupâs…
The recognition that women and their dependent children make up the majority of those living in poverty has brought gender equality to the forefront of the global development agenda, including in energy programs. ESMAP recently…
ESMAP has been supporting an ongoing project to promote the use of electricity for small businesses and micro-enterprises in rural areas of Peru. The project has helped almost 5,000 families adopt electricity to process cereals, coffee,…
An ESMAP-led international effort to expand geothermal power generation in developing countries was launched in Reykjavík, Iceland on March 6 by World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati. The Global Geothermal Development…
Price volatility, increasing demand, climate pressures, and a growing range of choices have made deciding on electricity supply options a very complex exercise for policymakers. The Model for Electricity Technology Assessment (META),…
