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EMPower Info provides a broad range of information about the Environmental Assessment process, various energy sources and their environmental impacts, power conversion and pollution mitigation technologies, and standards which together assist the policymaker to incorporate environmental issues.

    Planning power projects
    Evaluating alternative power sector strategies
    Setting environmental standards
The Environmental Assessment (EA) Process can be carried out at a broader sectoral/regional level to assess impact of alternative power system expansion options, or at the project level. Steps in project-level EA include Project Definition, Environmental Impacts, Methods & Tools, Standards & Guidelines, and Mitigative Measures.

Environmental Standards and Guidelines provide an overview of country-specific environmental standards and guidelines used in the power sector.

World Bank Policies and Procedures provides access to the World Bank's relevant to power sector development Operational Policies (OPs), Bank Procedures (BPs), and Good Practices (GPs).

EA Methods & Tools provide information on various other models that may be used in specific steps of the EA process. In addition to the EM Model located on this web site, this site includes an overview of other methods and tools for EA.

Energy Resources & Technologies provides a broad range of information including: energy resource characteristics, power conversion technologies, and environmental control technologies
Coal | Oil | Natural Gas | Biomass | Hydro | Solar | Wind | Geothermal
Additional material will be added on a regular basis, and we will incorporate usefull suggestions received from you, our users and reviewers.

DISCLAIMER: The information included in EMPower Info is advisory in nature and comes from a variety of sources. The World Bank accepts no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the material. Findings, interpretations, and recommendations included in EMPower Info should not be attributed to the World Bank, its affiliated organizations, its members of the Board of Directors or the countries they represent. When applicable, sources of material are provided along with the date published.