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WASHINGTON, May 11, 2016—Climate change presents prodigious challenges to developing countries but also tremendous opportunities. A key part of the World Bank Group’s approach to the global climate change agenda lies in helping these countries cope with the challenges while exploiting the opportunities.
Deadline: 31-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Scaling Solar program (see http://www.scalingsolar.org) aims to accelerate the roll-out of competitively priced, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power in Sub-Saharan Africa through a coordinated, packaged and largely standardised joint World Bank Group (World Bank, IFC, and MIGA) solution based on a templated Public Private Partnership (PPP) transaction. To date, three countries have signed up to the program and more countries are expected to follow shortly.
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Deadline: 03-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Consultant will assist REA and WBG with the following tasks: Administrative and technical support in the implementation of the Program. Field visits to sub-projects to verify on their implementation status. Gather information and manage database on the program and sub-projects.Support sub-projects in fulfillment of CDM requirements on monitoring and reporting. Search for new sub-projects to be included into the Program.
Any other tasks that may be separately agreed but excluding legal advisory services.
Deadline: 01-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Water Partnership Program (WPP) is undertaking an independent review of the program with the following objectives:
Deadline: 27-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The specific points on which geotechnical advice will be sought are not yet known. However, in general, it is expected that this advice will relate to:
Deadline: 31-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
To assist with this project, IFC is hiring Technical Consultants for conducting technical due diligence broadly comprising the following
Deadline: 31-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
To assist with this project, IFC is hiring Consultants for conducting Regulatory and Commercial due diligence broadly comprising the following
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Private equity can be a critical source of financing in emerging markets—especially for innovative small and medium enterprises in places where debt financing is limited and capital markets are less developed.
Investors and funds that take stakes in these companies not only help them expand but also provide other benefits—such as creating jobs, generating taxes, and filling gaps in service.
Solar power has enormous potential to quickly and affordably meet the energy needs of emerging markets—including in sub-Saharan Africa, where two out of three people lack access to electricity and existing grids are under strain.
But while large countries such as India, Mexico, and South Africa have benefited from surging investment in the renewable energy sector, many of their smaller neighbors remain off the radar of solar power developers and are struggling to obtain the electricity they need.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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