The report begins by emphasizing the importance of measuring efficiency in both economic and environmental dimensions and introduces the concept of the economic-environmental production possibilities frontier...
Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced by means of electrolysis using electricity generated from renewable energy sources. Most of the hydrogen in the world today is produced from natural gas through...
This Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Management Plan (IMP) supports the World Bank Group's FY23 GHG emissions accounting results from its internal global business operations, as reported in the...
Ratings for the Energy Sector Utility Reform Project (ESURP) for Sierra Leone were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality...
The Program for Asia Connectivity and Trade (PACT) is a regional trust fund administered by the World Bank and financed by United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under their...
Most power utilities in West Africa are not financially sustainable. Several interrelated factors cause these performance issues, but dependence on liquid fuels, poor governance, insufficient use of information...
Au printemps 2024, le Groupe de la Banque mondiale et la Banque africaine de développement ont lancé une ambitieuse initiative visant à fournir un accès à l’électricité à 300 millions de personnes en Afrique...
The objective of the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Project (AZURE) as Phase 4 of the Europe and Central Asia Renewable Energy Scale-up (ECARES) Program using a Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) is to...
In spring 2024, the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank launched an ambitious effort to connect 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. The subsequent M300 Africa Energy...
This Live Wire focuses on safety concerns associated with hydrogen and its main derivatives: ammonia and methanol. After an exhaustive review of the literature and measures on hydrogen safety, the study...
Ratings for the Emergency Water and Electricity Services Upgrading Project for Guinea-Bissau were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and...
Synthetic fertilizers are essential to sustaining the world’s population, but their production is responsible for 1.8–2.4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Clean hydrogen holds growing potential...
Ratings for the Energy Sector Transformation Initiative Project for Ghana (GESTIP) were as follows: outcome and Bank performance were satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was substantial...
Off-grid solar (OGS) and clean cooking solutions have played a significant role in accelerating universal energy access. An integrated approach, leveraging end-user subsidies (EUS) alongside other public...