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Review and Outlook for the World Oil Market.

Streifel, S.S. - World Bank Group - 1995

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China: Power Sector Regulation in a Socialist Market Economy.

Shiwei, S.; Zhengyong, L.; Berrah, N.; Tenenbaum, B.; … - World Bank Group - 1997

This paper discusses issues and explores options related to the reform of the power sector regulatory system in China. It reviews the power sector's current situation and impediments to reform, examines the relationship between power sector structure and regulation, and suggests several...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779887

The Niger Household Energy Project. Promoting Rural Fuelwood Markets and Village Management of Natural Woodlands.

Foley, G.; Floor, W.; madon, G.; Lawali, E.M.; Montagne, P. - World Bank Group - 1997

A radical new strategy for dealing with the problems of energy and the environment in the Sahel is being implemented in … energy strategy. It describes local physical and socioeconomic conditions, with particular attention to the "tiger bush" that …

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Measuring and Apportioning Rents from Hydroelectric Power Development.

Rothman, M. - World Bank Group - 2000

Hydro resources are provided by nature. The exploitation of such resources can generate significant economic rent to the owners. In the past, governments have usually claimed ownership of hydroelectric resources and passed on the rents to their state-owned utilities, which have used them to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005779915

Financing of Private Hydropower projects.

Head, C. - World Bank Group - 2000

Concerns about global warming and the availability of clean renewable sources of energy are increasing. However, as … sector is building over 40 megawatts of fossil-fuel thermal plants for each new megawatt of hydropower. This report examines … the reasons for building fewer hydropower plants and looks at ways to eliminate some of the drawbacks. It studies ten …

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Reforming the Energy Sector in Transition Economies. Selected Experience and Lessons.

Gray, D. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Best Practices for Photovoltaic Household Electrification Programs: Lessons from Experiences in Selected Countries.

Cabraal, A.; Cosgrove-Davies, M.; Schaeffer, L. - World Bank Group - 1996

Governments across the developing world have made rural electrification a high priority over the last two decades. Yet despite the rapid expansion of the power sector during this period, by 1990, only about 44 percent of the more than 3.3 billion people living in rural areas had access to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005780286

Breathing Clean. Considering the Switch to Natural Gas Buses.

Kojima, M. - World Bank Group - 2001

In response to emerging epidemiological evidence of the toxicity of diesel vehicular emissions, there is growing interest in substituting conventional diese with much cleaner natural gas in cities where ambient concentrations of particulate matter are markedly higher than what is internationally...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005639124

Clean Fuels for Asia: Technical Options for Moving toward Unleaded Gasoline and Low-Sulfur Diesel.

Walsh, M.; Shah, J.J. - World Bank Group - 1997

Air pollution has become a serious issue in many Asian cities. A major cause is the expanding motor vehicle population--with growth rates as high as 23 percent in rapidly growing economies such as China. Experience worldwide has shown that the use of clean fuels (low-lead or unleaded gasoline...

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Non-Payment in the Electricity Sector in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

Energy Sector Unit. - World Bank Group - 1999

This study presents the results of the research by a team of experts working in the energy sector of Eastern Europe and … the problem of non-payments in the energy sector. …

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