Harnessing Energy From the Sun: Empowering Rooftop Owners

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This white paper prepared by IFC, Harnessing Energy from the Sun, is therefore a timely initiative. It addresses the growing interest of developing countries to use grid-connected rooftop solar PV initiatives to provide green power access to large numbers of people, and to review the use of private participation to support their dissemination.

Checklist for Gender Mainstreaming in the Infrastructure Sector

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The purpose of this checklist is to provide a tool for effective mainstreaming of gender in infrastructure programs and projects to ensure that planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluations of infrastructure projects are gender-sensitive and -responsive.

Utility Scale Solar Power Plants: A Guide for Developers and Investors

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This guidebook is a best practice manual for utility-scale solar power plants in India. It focuses primarily on ground mounted, fixed tilt projects and also covers solar tracking system technology.

From the Bottom Up: How Small Power Producers and Mini-Grids Can Deliver Electrification and Renewable Energy in Africa

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From the Bottom Up: How Small Power Producers and Mini-Grids Can Deliver Electrification and Renewable Energy in Africa by Bernard Tenenbaum, Chris Greacen, Tilak Siyambalapitiya and James Knuckles, World Bank 2014.

 

Most Sub-Saharan African countries try to promote rural electrification through both centralized and decentralized approaches. Focusing on the decentralized approach, this guide: