Problem-driven political economy analysis holds considerable promise to help development practitioners identify what policies and strategies are most likely to succeed in addressing difficult and persistent development challenges. This…
This Annual Report is a comprehensive look at ESMAP’s programs, results, outputs and budget for Fiscal Year 2013, which also marks 30 years since ESMAP was founded.
Poorly implemented energy subsidies are economically costly to taxpayers and damage the environment through increased emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants. Energy subsidies also create distortive price signals and result…
Increases in world oil prices since 2004 have challenged consumers and oil-importing countries across the world. Oil prices temporarily fell sharply in 2009, only to triple three years later. The oil import share of gross domestic product…
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…
By Marcelino Madrigal and Steven Stoft
Scaling up renewable energy, such as wind and solar, goes hand in hand with the expansion of transmission infrastructure. Investment needs for transmission expansion to accommodate renewable…