The overarching objective of this project is to assist the Philippines in meeting the demand for electricity and to increase access to electricity in a sustainable manner. The development objective is to increase renewable energy generation in all parts of the Philippines, including in off-grid areas, and to bolster private...
Road Climate Resilience Project for Timor-Leste aims to deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor. Additional fincancing for the project will support the scale up of the project associated with upgrading the entire Dili-Ainaro road through the rehabilitation of the entire corridor. The additional financing also includes...
This project will develop and implement immediate and urgent activities to: (a) assist the population of Samoa in adapting to climate variability and climate change; (b) protect people’s lives and livelihoods, coastal and inland infrastructure, and the environment; and (c) increase awareness of climate change impacts and adaptation activities in...
This project is based on an agreement signed beetween the Ministry of Environment of Paraguay (SEAM) and The World Bank on June 26, 2007. This cooperation consisted of two main areas which were identified, agreed and developed under the leadership of SEAM. These areas of activity were (1) the development...
The India Rampur Hydropower Project aims (a) to improve the reliability of India's Northern Electricity Grid through the addition of renewable, low carbon energy from the Rampur hydropower project and (b) to improve the effectiveness of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN) with respect to the preparation and safe implementation...
The objectives of the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project are: a) to increase the supply of electricity to India's national grid through the addition of renewable, low-carbon energy; and b) strengthen the institutional capacity of the borrower with respect to the preparation and implementation of economically, environmentally and socially sustainable...
In the light of the prevailing country practices and conditions and with the objective of aligning better with the country systems, there will be an extension of the timeline of the submission of the audits in the India portfolio from six to nine months for all active projects, starting with...
This project aims at raising the levels of social development, and economic growth in Bangladesh, by increasing access to electricity in rural areas, where most of the country's poor population live. The key components will support: 1) rural electrification systems expansion, intensification, and rehabilitation, through the construction of new power...
The development objective of the Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project for India is twofold: (i) to support the development of institutional and methodological framework for rehabilitation of highly polluted sites, resulting from rapid industrialization and which is piloted in two states; and (ii) to build tangible human and...
The main aim of the Project is to provide the Republic of the Maldives with the capacity to effectively manage environmental risks and threats to fragile coral reefs as well as marine habitats resulting from tourism development, increased solid waste disposal, fisheries and global climate change. Accordingly, this Project has...