This desktop study offers a preliminary overview of the potential for offshore wind development in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Completed under Work Package 1 of the FOWIND (Facilitating Offshore Wind in India) project; technical, financial, social and environmental parameters were considered to identify eight potential zones for further study. Further high level technical, financial and social-environmental studies were conducted focusing on key offshore wind project components. A parallel study has been completed for the state of Gujarat.

The objective of this guidebook is to enhance the reader’s understanding of how to successfully develop, finance, construct, and operate utility-scale solar PV power plants. It is aimed at project developers entering the market, and meant as a reference source for contractors, investors, government decision makers, and other stakeholders working on PV projects in emerging markets. This report is a substantially expanded version (second edition) of an earlier IFC publication, “Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants,” which was released in 2011.

The Land Acquisition and Compensation Plan–Transmission Line (LACP-T/L) guides the Project on how to implement Land Acquisition and corresponding Compensation of Project Affected People (PAPs) along national and international standards, following the procedures developed in the Project’s Resettlement and Ethnic Development Plan (REDP).

Project appraisal document:

• on a proposed IDA guarantee in the amount of up to US$40 million to the Republic of Sierra Leone in support of CECA SL Generation Limited;
• on a proposed IFC financing consisting of an A-Loan in the amount of up to US$30 million and an interest rate swap representing a loan-equivalent exposure of up to US$3 million to Ceca SL Generation imited and;
• on a proposed MIGA guarantee in the amount of up to US$60 million to CECA Africa (Sierra Leone) Limited

for the Western Area Power Generation Project (WAPGP).

Technology to Improve Infrastructure Governance - A Perspective of Indian Power System delivered by Mrs. Seema Gupta, Director(Operations) Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., May 23, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

In development, the term “end of the line” conjures images of remote places with spotty access to basic services. But hundreds of millions of people around the world—people who live beyond the “end of the line”—wish they could be so lucky.

Iraq’s electricity distribution network is overloaded and in need of significant investment to be able to meet current and future demand. The system is also negatively impacted by the absence of effective metering, billing systems, and customer management systems, which leads to significant technical and non-technical losses.

This report offers a fresh frame of reference shaped by context, driven by outcomes, and informed by alternatives. It has three clear messages for policy makers and industry practi- tioners. First, reform approaches must be shaped by the political and economic contexts of individual countries. Second, reform approaches should be tailored to achieve desired policy outcomes. Finally, multiple insti- tutional pathways to achieve the desired outcomes must be possible.

The 102 MW Gulpur Hydropower Plant is the third independent power producer in Pakistan. Pakistan has been developing an increasing number of hydropower projects to fully tap in to its 60,000 megawatt hydropower potential.

A nuanced picture emerges. While regulation has been widely adopted, practice often falls well short of theory; and cost recovery remains an elusive goal. The private sector has financed a substantial expansion of generation capacity. Yet, its contribution to power distribution has been much more limited, with efficiency levels that can sometimes be matched by well-governed public utilities. Restructuring and liberalization have been beneficial in a handful of larger middle-income nations; but have proved too complex for most countries to implement.