Deadline: 01-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washi
ngton D.C.)
The Objective of this assignment is to prepare the Mini-grid Component of the Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund Project. The mini-grid component is expected to support private sector renewable energy mini-grids to demonstrate that commercially viable mini-grids are able to deliver affordable electricity services to households and enterprises in rural areas.
Deadline: 25-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Objective: This assignment will support the Market Intelligence and Consumer Education components of the project by conducting in-depth research on consumer perceptions, preferences and willingness to pay for solar and other off-grid lighting/energy services in Myanmar. The results of this research will assist Lighting Myanmar companies in developing their market strategies and product offerings, and will also inform the design of a consumer education campaign to promote high-quality solar products
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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2016 – The World Bank Group is moving to help India deliver on its unprecedented plans to scale up solar energy, from installing solar panels on rooftops to setting up massive solar parks. This will catapult India to the forefront of the global effort to bring electricity to all, mitigate the effects of climate change, and set the country on a path to become the ‘India of the future’.
“The world must turn to (the) sun to power our future,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the historic COP21 climate conference in Paris last year. “As the developing world lifts billions of people into prosperity, our hope for a sustainable planet rests on a bold, global initiative.”
The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Water Resource Economics Consortium (IWREC) will be hosted by the World Bank in Washington, DC on September 11-13, 2016. The overall theme of the meeting will be “Water Security in a Changing World.”
Deadline: 24-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of the assignment is to provide Technical Assistance support to the Iraqi
Ministry of Electricity in the preparation and implementation of a set of key interventions, both in the short and the medium terms aimed at electricity services restoration, improvements in the supply reliability and operations efficiency.
ABIDJAN, June 28, 2016 — A new assessment of the quality of government policies and 
institutions that support growth and poverty reduction in Africa shows some progress for a few countries but flat or deteriorating scores for the majority, according to a new World Bank Review.
The latest Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa describes the progress made in low-income African countries to strengthen their policies and institutions that help to spur better development outcomes.
Deadline: 22-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The WBG seeks a firm (preferably located in Tanzania) to assist with carrying out M&E 
baseline survey in relation to the Livestock Micro Reforms in Agribusiness (L-MIRA) project. The baseline information will be critical to measuring the success of L-MIRA project in achieving its objectives, which are: (i) to improve dairy and poultry farmers’ access to quality inputs; and (ii) to reduce regulatory compliance cost for dairy and poultry SMEs (processors, off-takers etc.). The outcome of this assignment will also be used to support policy reforms /advocacy in the future. Therefore, a firm with experience in successfully linking M&E with policy reforms and/or program improvements will have an advantage.
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The World Bank is adopting a new policy governing procurement in projects financed by the Bank. Join communications officer Pabsy Pabalan and Robert Hunja, World Bank Director for Solutions and Innovations in Procurement, as they delve into the new system.
Have you always wondered what it would be like to work for the World Bank ? For more 
than 50 years, the World Bank’s Young Professionals Program has been the preeminent program preparing global development leaders. If you have a passion for international development and a drive to lead, we want to hear from you. The short window of opportunity is now!
The following are the minimum requirements to be eligible for the Young Professionals Program:
Deadline: 21-Jul-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The ultimate objective is to help increase the MWs of geothermal capacity installed by
improving the framework for public and private participation in the sector. The strategy is guided by the Geothermal Working Group chaired by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP).
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