Energy and Power

Energy and Power

Energy and Power

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Resources for Chile Laws and Regulations

Chile’s RE incentive scheme is based on several different laws, including Law 20257 (Ley de Energías Renovables No Convencionales) as amended by Law 20701 (Procedimiento para Otogar Concesiones…

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Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), International Energy Agency (IEA), and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), 2018

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Recommendations for the Design of Successful Renewable Energy Auctions or Competitive Tenders in Africa, Lessons from South Africa

Publication by Anton Eberhard and Raine Naude. Part B contains recommendations for tender documentation and contracts.

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The Political Economy of Energy Subsidy Reform

Untargeted price subsidies could easily be construed as one of the most expensive and most regressive fiscal policies in low- to middle-income countries. In fact, public expenditure on subsidies…

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IRENA - International Renewable Energy Agency Trends in Renewable Energy by Region

Dashboard on renewable energy installed capacity and electricity generated across regions

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IRENA Resource: Chile

RE support system in Chile—a solar PV leader in Latin America with 2.11 GW installed capacity in 2017—uses this approach with auctions and other incentive mechanisms, and mandates severe penalties…

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IRENA Resource: Germany

In Germany, FiTs were a key element of the RE incentive scheme for many years and led to the major growth of solar PV (42.39 GW installed solar capacity in 2017).

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Renewables 2017 Global Status Report

2017 Edition of the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report reveals global energy transition, additions of installed renewable energy capacity, falling costs, and decoupling of economic growth/energy-…

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Climate Changed Saudi Arabia Gets Cheapest Bids for Solar Power in Auction

Saudi Arabia received offers to supply solar electricity for the cheapest prices ever recorded, marking the start of a $50 billion program to diversify the oil producer’s domestic energy…

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Chile solar auction sets new record low for solar PV

Energy auction in Chile received the lowest price for solar in the region

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RenovAr Plan de Energias Renovables Argentina 2016-2025

Examples on the country-level are the standard bidding documents and contracts developed for Argentina (RenovAr)

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Scaling Solar

Scaling Solar is a “one stop shop” program of World Bank Group aimed at creating viable markets for solar power in each client country.

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The Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative

The Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative is currently developing standardized solar contracts and guidelines that simplify and streamline existing best practice.

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Street Lighting PPPs: Improving Energy Efficiency and Public Safety in India’s Cities

Street lighting PPPs help provide better services, improve business and public safety, and increase energy efficiency by up to 70%. This IFC sector note provides lessons and examples on scaling up…

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Renewable energy and climate pledges: Five years after the Paris Agreement

This brief updates ongoing NDC analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) based on new pledges submitted in 2020. IRENA supports countries in the implementation and…

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World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022

This second edition of the Outlook outlines priority areas and actions based on available technologies that must be realised by 2030 to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century. 

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Off-Grid Solar Policy Toolkit

This website provides downloadable resources for the Off-Grid Solar Policy Toolkit.

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St. James Power Station, Singapore

Project Summary:BackgroundRepurposing or adaptive reusing of old assets is becoming popular as they give second chances for revenues to the government, otherwise idle. For example, government of…

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EV charging infrastructure, India

Project Summary:BackgroundThe cost of electric motorbikes and mopeds has now reached parity with the traditional internal combustion motorbikes and mopeds.  Moreover, electric charging costs are…

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SolarNova Rooftop Solar Program, Singapore

Project Summary:BackgroundUtilizing rooftop spaces to deploy solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can be a viable renewable energy source especially for highly urbanized cities.The deployment of rooftop…

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Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm, Singapore

Project Summary:Background Floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) installations open up new opportunities for scaling up solar generating capacity, especially in countries with high population…