Geothermal Handbook : Planning and Financing Power Generation
Developing countries face multiple and complex challenges in securing affordable and reliable energy supplies to support sustainable economic development. These challenges can be addressed by increased access to modern energy infrastructure, enhanc...
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| Format: | Technical Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16761068/geothermal-handbook-planning-financing-power-generation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23712 |
| Summary: | Developing countries face multiple and
complex challenges in securing affordable and reliable
energy supplies to support sustainable economic development.
These challenges can be addressed by increased access to
modern energy infrastructure, enhanced energy security
through supply diversification, and transition to low carbon
paths to meet rising energy demands. There is broad
consensus that renewable energy has a major role to play in
addressing these challenges. In recent years, support for
renewable energy investment has become a mainstream activity
for multilateral development banks and their clients. The
World Bank, for instance, has supported geothermal
development in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
Global analytical work and technical assistance on clean
energy are also one of the major program areas of the Energy
Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). This handbook
is dedicated to geothermal energy as a source of electric
power for developing countries. Many developing countries
are endowed with substantial geothermal resources that could
be more actively put to use. On top of the benefits stemming
from its renewable nature, geothermal energy has several
additional advantages, including the provision of stable and
reliable power at a relatively low cost, around the clock,
and with few operational or technological risks. |
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