IDA - Energy

IDA at Work: Energy Services for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth

IDA at Work Impact

In fiscal year 2010, the total cost of energy projects with IDA participation was about US$2.7 billion, of which IDA financed US$1.36 billion.
IDA resources have improved access and reliability to energy supply and are facilitating the shift towards lower-carbon options of energy supply.

Reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy services for agriculture, industry, commerce and households underpin growth in productivity and output, and improve the welfare of the poor. However, in many International Development Association (IDA) countries, households and enterprises lack service altogether or suffer high cost and unreliable energy supplies.

IDA at Work: Energy
(Sept, 2010)

Benin Benin: Development of a New Regulatory Agency Streamlines Energy Sector. Learn more about The World Bank’s Lighting Africa initiative.

Renewable Energy Lights up the Countryside in Bangladesh. 600,000 First-Time Customers Connected to the Grid

- Sri Lanka: Increased Power Generation Capacity through Renewable Energy
- Powering up the National Grid in Vietnam
- Moldova: Equipping Energy-Efficient Heating Systems in Schools and Hospitals
- Illuminating Households the Eco-Friendly Way in Nepal
- Two, New Electricity Plants Resolve Bangladesh’s Power Crisis
- Georgia: Energy Efficient Street Lighting Saves Costs for Local Utilities
- Armenia: Private Sector Participation Triples in Heating Business
- Providing Reliable Electricity to 2.7 Million People in Vietnam
- Attracting Private Sector Participation to Meet Vietnam’s Energy Needs
- Sustainable Wood Fuel Improves Rural Livelihoods in Senegal

Watch to learn about Egypt’s efforts to utilize solar energy to generate electricity. The World Bank-funded renewable energy project will be operational from 2010.

Watch Mali HEURA project video

- What is IDA? The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that provides interest-free credits and grants to the world’s poorest countries. Learn more
- Download and read on the go: IDA/Energy brochure [PDF]
- Explore the World Bank's Energy website.
- Get Data and Statistics on Energy
- Lighting Africa is a World Bank Group initiative aimed at providing up to 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with access to non-fossil fuel based, low cost, safe, and reliable lighting products with associated basic energy services by the year 2030.
- Read about the Private sector participation in The World Bank’s quest to improve infrastructure