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At the end of 2011, the Indian power sector found itself in financial crisis, just a decade after the 2001 bailout of state electricity boards (SEBs) by the central government. Bankrupt state power distribution utilities in several states were unable to pay their bills or repay their debts....
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India has led the developing world in addressing rural energy problems. By late 2012, the national electricity grid had … difficult terrain, where grid extension is not economically viable, off-grid solutions using renewable-energy sources for … electricity generation and distribution have been promoted. The positive results of the country s rural energy policies and …
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This report represents a further chapter in the dialogue between the World Bank and the People's Republic of China about how to promote economic growth and protect China's environment. There are three cross-cutting issues that keep recurring throughout the analysis. These issues characterize the...
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this volume is the result of a cooperative effort between the world Bank Institute and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) to encourage policy discussion of the links between global environmental concerns and national development policies and programs. The report is based on the premise that...
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medium term. There is a tendency in the environment sector, to focus narrowly on controlling emissions by importing the best … countries, improving air quality is not simply a matter of importing advanced technologies, while, choices concerning …
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