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This paper raises aspects related to energy security in an African context by focusing on the industrial sector. Strategic priorities to address the issue include: renewable energy, including agro/bio/fuels, for enhancing access to energy services and industrial...Read More

PRODUSE pursued two main objectives: (a) gaining insights on the interaction between electrification and productive electricity usage by examining the impact of electrification on micro-enterprises and (b) improving the available toolkit for the impact evaluation of...Read More

This research contends that, although public opposition is an important factor, governments themselves are the major barriers to reform. Governments are unwilling, unable, and afraid of implementing reforms. This research also explores the theoretical methods of...Read More

This paper investigates and analyzes the effects of electric service interruptions resulting from severe power outages. The residen- tial sector in the city of Riyadh has been selected as a practical case to conduct this study. It has been found that this sector  which...Read More

The governments and people of rich industrialised countries are currently preoccupied by what many perceive to be an ‘energy crisis’.  Rising global oil prices, concerns over energy security, and the urgent need to address climate change, are putting energy at the...Read More

The provision of modern energy services is recognised as a critical foundation for sustainable development, and is central to the everyday lives of people. Effective policies to dramatically expand modern energy access need to be grounded in a robust information-base....Read More

Electricity reform is one of Lebanon’s greatest challenges. The failure to ensure reliable electricity supply is a symbol of the Lebanese state’s long-standing crisis, and is closely linked to the shortcomings of its political system. An improvement in electricity...Read More

This approach paper forms the basis for the consultation leading to the preparation of the World Bank Group (WBG) energy sector strategy, which is expected to be presented to the WBG Board of Executive Directors in early 2011. The consultation process, based on the...Read More

This paper demonstrates the inextricable links between the energy trade and the future governance of the MENA region and outlines some of the related challenges to EU policies.   Read More

Snapshot of the status of more than 170 countries with respect to energy access, action on energy efficiency and renewable energy, and energy consumption. Read More