The cost of energy in Eastern Europe and
Central Asia, as elsewhere, is an important policy issue, as
shown by the concerns for energy affordability during the
past...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 69447Date: June 1, 2012
District heating (DH) plays a critical
role in meeting basic heating needs in Ukraine, but the
sector faces serious challenges that must be resolved to
avoid collapse....
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 64989Date: March 20, 2012
This study was funded by the Carbon
Capture and Storage (CCS) capacity building trust fund, and
administered by the World Bank. The main objectives of the
study were:...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 76046Date: March 1, 2012
Half of humanity-about 3 billion
people-are still relying on solid fuels for cooking and
heating. Of that, about 2.5 billion people depend on
traditional biomass fuels...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 68277Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Ekouevi, Koffi ;
Tuntivate, Voravate
Achieving universal access to
electricity is one of the most important goals set for the
energy sector by governments in the developing world.
Electricity alone is not...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 69062Date: January 1, 2012
The report is focused on showing a wide
range and variety of ways in which Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) solutions could play a
transformative role,...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 70436Date: January 1, 2012
Indonesia is an oil producing country
and is the only East Asian member of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Over the years, this
endowment of...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 70420Date: January 1, 2012
This report documents the Lao
People's Democratic Republic's success story in
rapid national electrification integrated within a broader
strategy of national and rural...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 69661Date: January 1, 2012
The report is divided into seven
chapters. Chapter one discusses India's current carbon
footprint, the drivers that will contribute to growth in
Green House Gas (GHG)...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 54607Date: November 1, 2011
Liberia suffered successive armed
conflicts from 1989 to 2003 that devastated its economy,
infrastructure, human capital, and institutions, including
those of the energy...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 63735Date: October 26, 2011
The report seeks to demonstrate the
strengths and weaknesses of the sector, while proposing
solutions, seemingly simple but often complex to execute.
The severe political...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 70478Date: August 1, 2011Author:
Belguedj, Mourad ;
English, Philip
This report assesses the potential of
electricity contract auctions as a procurement option for
the World Bank's client countries. It focuses on the
role of auctions...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 63875Date: July 25, 2011Author:
Maurer, Luiz T. A. ;
Barroso, Luiz A.
The objectives of this study are to
develop a taxonomy of the existing power market structures,
as shown by the extent of vertical and horizontal unbundling
found among...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 63223Date: June 9, 2011
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) could
have significant impact as a carbon mitigation technology in
greenhouse gas- (GHG-) emitting industries. Given the
nascence of...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 64543Date: June 1, 2011Author:
Kulichenko, Nataliya ;
Ereira, Eleanor
This study assesses the natural gas
market in Peru. In the process of evaluating the downstream
market, the study identifies opportunities for meeting the
Governments...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 69289Date: February 7, 2011
The objective of this paper is to shed
some light on the benefits of improved access to electricity
supply, specifically the benefits referred to as,
'consumer's surplus',...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 53963Date: February 1, 2011
Petroleum products are used across the
entire economy in every country. Gasoline and diesel are the
primary fuels used in road transport. Oil is used in power
generation,...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 61126Date: January 1, 2011
The Caribbean region continues to be
plagued by high and volatile fuel prices, with limited
economies of scale or diversity in electricity supply.
Although several studies...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 59459Date: January 1, 2011Author:
Gerner, Franz ;
Hansen, Megan
The Central America Regional Electricity
Market (MER) trades electricity and transmission capacity
among six Central American countries: Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala,...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 58934Date: January 1, 2011
This report focuses on sector and
analytical work to assess demand-side energy efficiency
measures that require specific attention in Turkey. The
report provides recommendations...
Type: Energy StudyReport#: 52210Date: December 1, 2010
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