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Securing Energy for Development in West Bank and Gaza

World Bank Group - 2017

The Palestinian Territories face significant energy security challenges, already severe in Gaza, but also emerging in the West Bank. In Gaza, the available power supply only meets half the demand leading to rolling blackouts, alternating between 8 hours on and 8 hours off. Although the West Bank...

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Energy Crisis : Protecting Economies and Enhancing Energy Security in Europe and Central Asia

World Bank Group - 2022

countries to respond to the energy price shock and examines how this crisis could harness the clean energy transition to enhance … shock. Countries will also need to consider the implications of any policy choice on the transition to a greener economy and … energy price shock on economic growth, inflation, and public finances in the ECA region. Section 3 provides policy options to …

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Energy Markets in Latin America : Emerging Disruptions and the Next Frontier

World Bank Group - 2017

Efficient energy services are essential for economic growth, competitiveness, and human development. Globally, energy markets are undergoing a transformation: fossil fuel prices are responding to new and unpredictable dynamics, and new energy and information and communication technologies (ICT)...

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Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage Systems

World Bank Group - 2020

The recent advances in battery technology and reductions in battery costs have brought battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the point of becoming increasingly cost-effective projects to serve a range of power sector interventions, especially when combined with PV and where diesel is the...

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Energy in Europe and Central Asia : a sector strategy for the World Bank Group

Lovei, Laszlo - 1998

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Poland Energy Transition : The Path to Sustainability in the Electricity and Heating Sector

World Bank Group - 2018

This report explores options to scale up and accelerate the energy transition to cleaner electricity and district heating generation mixes and reconcile the government's concerns over the serious local air pollution and commitments to combat climate change. The report draws three main...

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Vietnam : Maximizing Finance for Development in the Energy Sector

World Bank Group - 2018

Vietnam has successfully developed the electricity and gas sectors that have contributed substantially to the economic development of Vietnam. To date, near universal electrification has been achieved, and the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors benefit from increasingly reliable...

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Croatia Energy Sector Note

World Bank Group - 2018

Croatia joined the European Union (EU) in 2013, and the energy sector has been undergoing liberalization, deregulation, and unbundling of state-owned energy utilities. Croatia haswelcomed a number of new public and private energy companies. The Croatian power exchange was established in 2014 and...

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Nepal Energy Infrastructure Sector Assessment

World Bank Group - 2019

The purpose of this report is to identify how to maximize finance available to Nepal in the electricity sector. This report identifies financing needs and constraints for the energy sector in the short to medium term and outlines a road map for overcoming these constraints and seizing...

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Modeling the Water-Energy Nexus : How Do Water Constraints Affect Energy Planning in South Africa?

World Bank Group - 2017

This research focuses on incorporating a representation of water supply and infrastructure costs into an energy systems model (SATIM-W) to better reflect the interdependent nature of the energy-water nexus in South Africa and the water supply challenges facing the energy system. The research...

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