ESMAP
ESMAP is a partnership between the World Bank Group and 18 partners to help low and middle-income countries reduce poverty and boost growth, through environmentally sustainable energy solutions. ESMAP’s analytical and advisory services are fully integrated within the WBG’s country financing and policy dialogue in the energy sector. Through the WBG, ESMAP works to accelerate the energy transition required to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
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Energy Access Practitioner Network 2017 Survey Highlights Appliances
The United Nations Foundation-led Energy Access Practitioner Network released its 2017 survey results, the latest in a series the Network has conducted since 2012. As the largest network of its kind, the Practitioner Network’s annual member survey “gauges the pulse” across the energy access value chain, from consumer finance to product design, marketing, distribution, after-sales service, and research and development.
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Efficiency for Access – A New Phase of Cooperation to Accelerate Energy Access Through Affordable, Efficient Appliances
UK aid, USAID/Power Africa, Rockefeller Foundation, Shell Foundation, Good Energies Foundation, and more join together to promote energy efficient appliances as a powerful catalyst to clean energy access
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Stakeholders Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities in the Cold Chain Sector
This report summarises discussions at a cold chain stakeholders workshop organised by Efficiency for Access and ESMAP to deliberate on how to advance and scale cooling solutions to smallholder farmers.
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Quality in the Off-Grid Solar Market: An Assessment of the Consumer Experience in Kenya
VeraSol completes landmark study of off-grid solar product usage in Kenya. Learn about the product types owned, consumers’ experience with warranties and after-sales service, off-grid appliances and more in the report.
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The 2020 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report
An in-depth analysis on current market dynamics, projections for the coming five years, and a blueprint for how actors in this market can compete in a swiftly evolving industry ecosystem
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