The purpose of this toolkit is to, (1) provide a broad diagnostic framework to identify a country’s potential energy sector challenges, particularly as related to a country’s dependency on oil; (2) illustrate the linkages between challenges (identified by the indicators) and potential interventions that should be considered when developing USAID mission’s programs to cope with the challenges related to oil dependency, and (3) provide a comprehensive bibliography organized in a manner that allows the user to explore direct links to papers, studies or reports illustrating the various interventions.
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This toolkit provides guidance to USAID country missions on the key elements to consider in desiging and implementing electricity sectory reforms by, (1) assessing the evolution of power market reforms in terms of its main drivers, models, and outcomes; (2) identifying different building blocks options and success factors; (3) illustrating successful factors of power reform activities; (4) providing current thinking and lessons learned on a broad set of reform approaches and results, and (5) providing an extensive reference bibliography.
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This Toolkit is intended to provide information for use by USAID staff working on energy matters, utility managers, and by other stakeholders involved in designing interventions to improve anti-theft utility operations in challenging neighborhoods. The toolkit provides a convenient reference with links to technologies and instruments that have been used successfully by six utilities. The Toolkit is not intended as a “how to” manual, nor to establish “models” to be replicated; rather, it is an informational tool to facilitate discussion on theft reduction options.
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This Toolkit is intended to help USAID mission staff and national decision makers understand and assess the relevance of policies and programs that have been used successfully in support of large, grid-connected renewable energy development. The toolkit highlights key issues that must be addressed in the design of a renewable energy framework, and seeks to explain key concepts. Basic information is provided on renewable energy technologies, but the toolkit is designed for policymakers, not engineers. However, the toolkit contains extensive references to other sources that contain more technical detail.
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Humanitarian organizations are becoming increasingly concerned about energy issues in communities, camps, or settlements where internally displaced persons (IDPs) or refugees are settled temporarily. At a minimum, all displaced people require fuel to cook, and the manner in which fuel is obtained and used can have significant impacts on displaced populations, host communities, and the surrounding natural environment.
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