The development objectives of the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Project for North Macedonia are to: (i) reduce energy consumption in the public sector; and (ii) support the development and implementation...
Buildings in Pakistan account for over 43.7 percent of the country’s total energy use and represent a significant opportunity for energy efficiency and conservation. The high energy consumption in buildings...
The Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) project in Pedernales, Dominican Republic, is strategically aligned with the Cabo Rojo tourism development initiative. Following extensive regional studies, Pedernales...
Since the publication of the previous (2022) RISE edition, progress toward universal electrification reversed course for the first time in 20 years. About 685 million people, most of them living in Sub-Saharan...
The development objectives of Electricity Sector Efficiency and Supply Reliability Program for Jordan are to improve efficiency of the electricity sector, maintain the supply of transmission grid-connected...
The development objectives of the Energy Reliability, Efficiency, and Governance Improvement Program for Tunisia are to scale-up renewable energy, improve electricity supply reliability, and enhance Tunisian...
The development objective of the Reform Advancement Development Policy Financing for Guinea-Bissau is to: (i) strengthen public financial management and domestic resource mobilization; and (ii) enhance...
The 2024 GFDT Annual Report covers January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Throughout 2024, GFDT-funded activities have delivered advisory services to 55 government entities, provided technical support...
Scaling up energy efficiency is critical to the energy transition—and the public sector is a good place to start. Programs in public buildings, in particular, can introduce new models and thus help shape...
The objective of the Khorezm Solar IPP Project is to increase private sector-led renewable energy supply in Uzbekistan. The Khorezm Solar IPP Project comprises a US3.5 million dollars IBRD payment guarantee...
Ratings for the Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project for China were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation...
Ratings for the Energy Efficiency Project for Bosnia and Herzegovina were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was satisfactory, the Bank performance was satisfactory...
The Management Action Record (MAR) is integral to the World Bank Group’s accountability framework. It supports accountability, learning, and adaptation for the Bank Group management’s implementation of...
Energy is an essential production input for firms. Governments around the world have been subsidizing the production and consumption of energy for decades. By reforming energy subsidies, governments can...
The Global Challenge Program for Energy Access and Transition (GCP-E) seeks to respond to the urgency and enormity of the global challenge, not with a change in focus, but with an evolution of the World...
The brief is the first in a two-part series that provides an overview of the electricity sector's demand and supply side environmental regulations. This brief focuses on supply-side regulations and investigates...
Addressing energy poverty is paramount for economic development, given its close connection to income poverty. Research indicates that lower-income households are disproportionately affected by energy...