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Today, at COP 27, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) announced support of USD 50 million for the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) to accelerate energy access and the transition to…
November 15 2022
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Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF), a facility designed to provide emergency capital to energy access companies serving more than 20 million low-income households and micro-businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
September 1 2021
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What does it take to accelerate progress towards universal access to clean cooking by 2030? This was the topic of a virtual event on…
November 16 2020
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More than 450,000 people in rural Myanmar are expected to gain access to clean energy for the first time following the signing of a grant agreement between the World Bank Group and the Government of Myanmar.
July 8 2020
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WB/ESMAP announces new tool to help solve electricity shortages for health care facilities responding to COVID-19 where grid electricity is unavailable or unreliable.
June 3 2020
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Off-grid solar solutions have played a pivotal role in extending energy access to millions of people, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
March 2 2020