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 sufficient to spur economic growth, but it is certainly necessary …. Access to electricity is particularly crucial to human development, as certain basic activities-such as lighting …

(SPSPs) of water supply and electricity conducted over a six-month period in 2003. It draws on more than 400 documents … into this category. SPSP provision of networked services appears to be significantly higher for electricity than for water … delivering water supply or electricity. SPSPs take a variety of organizational forms, both for-profit and non-profit. As such …

Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the World Bank to prepare a policy paper for enhanced regional electricity trade … involving the Economic Cooperation Council (ECO) countries. The study has reviewed the opportunities for increased electricity … the proposed Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan electricity trade project (TAP). Drawing on all aspects of the research, the …

) with information technology (IT), cybersecurity and proactive cyber risk management in the electricity sector have become a …

The climate is changing; and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the consequences. Many of the …

levels in select countries in the Europe and Central Asia region …

Like other regions, Eastern Europe and Central Asia is vulnerable to climate change and its potential socioeconomic … example, those in Central Asia and southern Europe), adapting to climate risk adds a new dimension to the challenges of … development, but also provides an opportunity to revisit priorities and accelerate reforms. The Europe and Central Asia (ECA …