The Energy Sector Budget Support Programme - Phase I (PASEBE I) is the first phase of a programmatic sectoral budget support. It aims to improve electric power supply and electricity sub-sector governance in order to create conditions for inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Improved and more efficient use of biomass energy resources through efficient charcoal production and improved cookstoves
The Energy Efficiency for Clean Development Program (EECDP) was a cooperative agreement formed in March 2011 between ICF and USAID. It provided tools and replicable strategies for energy efficiency in emerging markets, supported by the department's Leader Awards and Associate Awards.
The new Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) aims to accelerate access to (rural) energy in developing countries by boosting private sector to yield business opportunities. Past efforts supporting rural electrification were predominantly grant-based and therefore not generating a leverage that would allow reaching the ambitious policy objectives, whilst the sustainability of projects was not optimal.
The objective of the Electricity Service Access Project is to increase electricity access in Zambia's targeted rural areas. There are three components to the project, the first component being on-grid electricity access expansion. This component will provide financing for on-grid connections in rural areas using the approaches under the OBA/connection fee subsidy program. To support the ‘last mile’ connections, the project will also finance critical.
The Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) is a clean energy financing facility hosted and managed by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) with funding from Austria, Finland and NDF. It is guided by a vision for a climate-resilient, zero-carbon future with the aim of contributing to the achievement of the Paris Agreement on climate change and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The programme aims to increase investment in geothermal energy in East Africa, contributing to economic development and growth, by addressing market failures which hinder the very early stages of geothermal market development, including: • reducing the risk of exploratory test drilling, leading to increased investor confidence in under exploited East Africa geothermal energy; and, • improving geothermal strategy, policy and regulations that facilitate investment.
Tunisia meets around 97 per cent of its electricity needs from gas and oil. In 2015 the state paid energy subsidies of more than 150 billion euros, resulting in a considerable burden on the budget. At the same time, given the steadily falling prices of photovoltaic (PV) systems, there is now an environmentally friendly and economical alternative for generating electricity.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Dramatic changes in climate conditions and weather extremes are already affecting millions of people around the world, damaging crops and coastlines and putting food, water and energy security at risk. Climate change threatens to reverse progress towards sustainable development.