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China's Envisaged Renewable Energy Target : The Green Leap Forward
World Bank - 2010
This policy note is a summary of the findings of a joint study of the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission, and the World Bank. The policy note is organized as follows: the next section, 'in the shadow of king coal,' provides a brief history of the...
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Policy and Governance Framework for Off-grid Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Sources
World Bank - 2012
The objective of the study was to develop an adequate policy and governance framework for off- grid rural electrification by: assessing the effectiveness and key socio-economic factors and governance structures in present off-grid electricity supply schemes; and exploring and testing sustainable...
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Trade and Foreign Exchange Policies in Iran : Reform Agenda, Economic Implications and Impact on the Poor
World Bank - 2013
Iran's economic performance in the last two decades has been very disappointing. This is highlighted by the fact that … less important than the war with Iraq, Iran's domestic economic policies have not been conducive to rapid economic growth … domination of economic activity. All banks in Iran are sdtate owned, and most large firms are owned by the state or by the quasi …
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Learning from Large-Scale Solar Home System Electrification in Bangladesh
World Bank - 2022
The Bangladesh Solar Home Systems (SHS) Program contributed significantly to achieving near-universal access to electricity by installing over 4 million SHSs from 2003 to 2018, serving 16 percent of rural households by 2016. The government mobilized USD 683 million in loans and grants from...
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Unleashing the potential of renewable energy in India
Sargsyan, Gevorg (contributor) - 2011
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From the bottom up : how small power producers and mini-grids can deliver electrification and renewable energy in Africa
Tenenbaum, Bernard William - 2014
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Unleashing the potential of renewable energy in India
Sargsyan, Gevorg (contributor) - 2011
India has 150GW of renewable energy potential, about half in the form of small hydropower, biomass, and wind and half in solar, cogeneration, and waste-to-energy. Developing renewable energy can help India increase its energy security, reduce the adverse impacts on the local environment, lower...
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