The Africa Renewable Energy Access program (AFREA) was established in 2009 to help meet energy needs and widen access to energy services in Sub-Saharan African countries in an environmentally responsible way.
As it has for 30 years, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is actively helping low- and middle-income countries meet their energy challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. This annual report looks at ESMAP's…
The Kuyasa project is an energy efficiency (EE) retrofit initiative launched in 1999 for 2,309 low-income houses in the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Through the installation of solar water heaters (SWHs), ceiling insulation, and…
South Africa faced an acute power crisis beginning January 2008 brought on by a combination of supply-side problems, including coal availability, maintenance needs, and unplanned outages that caused power system reserve margins to fall,…
South Africa is the largest economy on the African continent, accounting for about 35 percent of the region’s GDP. South Africa is also the only country in Sub-Saharan Africa that belongs to the ranks of upper middle-income countries.…
This Annual Report is a comprehensive overview of ESMAP's work in Fiscal Year 2011, including highlights and achievements under ESMAP's reconfigured program areas: Clean Energy, Energy Access, the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative, and…