Izmir, May 22, 2017-- The World Bank Energy and Extractives Global Practice and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) are co-hosting the World Bank Geothermal Workshop and the second...
Date: May 22, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON, November 1, 2016 - The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved an IBRD loan of US$250 million and a Clean Technology Fund Grant of US$39.8 million for a Geothermal Development...
Date: November 1, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
In a world with an increasing need for clean energy alternatives, geothermal power is attracting attention thanks to the benefits it offers when adequately developed. It can generate electricity...
Date: August 16, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Energy underpins every aspect of economic development. The world acknowledged that by adopting a dedicated UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) that aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, modern...
Date: February 17, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2015 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$8.55 million grant for the Geothermal Exploratory Drilling Project (GEDP) for Armenia. The new project is to confirm...
Date: June 8, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Even a few years ago, renewable energy played only a small role in most countries’ energy planning. While governments and publics were eager to increase the share of renewables in their energy systems,...
Date: March 18, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
NAIVASHA, February 23, 2015—Kenya’s rapid investment in geothermal power in recent years is increasingly paying dividends through the supply of reliable, clean energy and by lowering the cost of electricity...
Date: February 23, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
December 3, 2014 - Since launching a year and a half ago, a multi-donor initiative led by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) has mobilized $235 million through the Clean...
Date: December 3, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
International support for geothermal energy in developing countries took a leap forward on October 28, 2013 when the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), a program of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), approved...
Date: December 18, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The energy sector remains one of the most important sectors for the Turkish economy. Energy generation, energy security, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation are just some of the many...
Date: October 28, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Nicaragua is what many experts call a paradise of renewable energies: extensive geothermic resources – resulting from its large volcanic chain and seismic activity--, with excellent exposure to the wind...
Date: October 25, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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