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Inter-Ministerial Commission for Energy (ICE) Advisor advances power sector cooperation.
November 9, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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USAID helps bring round-the-clock, reliable power to Chaharikar in Parwan Province.
November 9, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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The Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA) headquarters in Bangkok is the first overseas USAID facility to win a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for its commercial interior. The facility’s lighting and air handling systems keep energy consumption to a minimum. Carpeting and furnishings throughout the offices are made with recycled materials and local resources were used to help minimize the carbon footprint associated with importing such goods.
October 28, 2010 | Asia
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Bringing electricity to Afghans in a more efficient manner is a joint goal of the U.S. and Afghan governments.
October 15, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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UNDP Country Office BiH and USAID 3E, as part of their joint cooperation, signed a Letter of Commitment with the University of Sarajevo Mechanical Engineering Faculty on the implementation of energy efficiency project for the faculty buildings.
October 15, 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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A USAID program enables importing power from three countries that border Afghanistan.
October 11, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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USAID’s Afghan Energy Capacity Building project supports development of women’s capacity to lead Afghanistan’s energy future.
October 11, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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A resource for health professionals seeking to make better use of limited energy supplies. This guide assumes your health care facility already has electricity access, but presumes that more effective management of this limited resource will improve your ability to provide routine, quality health services on demand.
Available in: English (PDF 1.9MB) | French (PDF 1.1MB) | Spanish (PDF 1.1MB)
September 10, 2010 | Publication
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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. There is much debate over what types and styles of stoves are the most fuel-efficient and user-friendly, and whether a particular stove will be useful to displaced populations.
August 19, 2010 | Toolkit
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USAID will repair and rehabilitate at least five priority energy substations in Haiti. This investment is part of the larger USG strategy to help improve and modernize Haiti’s electricity sector and bring affordable and reliable power to a greater number of households and businesses.
August 18, 2010 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Following the commitment by Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev at the June 24th U.S.-Russia Summit to promote energy efficiency and green technology, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Russian Energy Agency (REA) on July 21 signed a Protocol of Intent to deepen collaboration on energy efficiency, “smart grid” technology, and clean energy. The agreement will foster partnerships with U.S. and Russian utilities, regulators and others to share information and best practices. Potential activities will reduce energy loss in electricity systems and decrease levels of carbon emissions to help mitigate climate change.
July 21, 2010 | Russia
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On July 12, 2010, U.S Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch accompanied by USAID/Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema and Mayor of Tsaghkadzor Garoun Mirzoyan participated in the ceremony dedicated to completion of the USAID-funded energy efficiency projects in Our Lady of Armenia Camp in the popular resort town of Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.
July 12, 2010 | Tsaghkadzor, Armenia
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Key infrastructure from USAID increases trade at Afghan border. Every day, 600-800 trucks loaded with food, equipment, and other goods travel through a border post along a main trade route in Pakistan. However, immense delays were a fact of life as regular power outages continually brought the border to a grinding halt.
July 7, 2010 | Pakistan
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Using energy effectively and efficiently is one of the most pressing challenges facing Ukraine today. USAID programs improve energy efficiency and conservation in Ukraine by developing new technologies.
June 2010 | FrontLines
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New Program to Expand Regional Energy Access and Promote Regional Energy Trade
June 29, 2010 | East Africa
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USAID supports energy programs that improve instruction and delivery of dental care. In Afghanistan, electricity is ensuring better lives and brighter smiles. When it opened in March 2007, the Kabul Medical University Dentistry Teaching Clinic was stocked with state-of-the art lab equipment, but faced a major problem: Electricity, needed to power lights and machinery, was scarce and unreliable.
June 23, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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At an official ceremony held in Yerevan on June 15, 2010, the Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia (PSRC) Robert Nazaryan, the Chairman of the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB, USA) Robert Berntsen, and Manager of International Programs at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC, USA) Chris Mahon signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking the beginning of a new partnership whereby the IUB will work with the PSRC in developing its institutional and decision-making capacities in market-based regulatory processes. In attendance at the event were USAID/Armenia Mission Director Jatinder Cheema, representatives of the PSRC, Iowa Utilities Commission, and USAID.
June 15, 2010 | Yerevan, Armenia
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USAID energy programs bring 24-hour power to Kabul and a better life for a local artist. Art may not spring to mind as a beneficiary of improved energy in Afghanistan. However, the availability of 24-hour electricity in Kabul, through USAID, is benefiting the efforts of a young artist.
June 13, 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
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The United States Energy Association (USEA) conducted the third executive exchange for Distribution Utility Executives from Jordan under the partnership funded by USAID from May 8-15, 2010. Seven executives from Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO), Irbid District Electricity Company (IDECO), Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) and Kingdom Electricity Company (KEC) met with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and Tacoma Power to continue discussions on energy efficiency programs and review the training programs as implemented at both U.S. utilities as were discussed in the previous two exchange visits.
May 15, 2010
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A consolidated report of three market studies conducted in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to examine how GVEP-International could work with Financial Institutions (FIs) and Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) so as to increase the access for investment finance and stimulate demand for energy products. This is part of a USAID funded Energy Sector Grants Program project.
May 11, 2010 | Publication
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Residents are no longer dependent on firewood thanks to biogas digesters.
April 26, 2010 | Indonesia
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Regional Centre to expand clean energy opportunities in the South Asia region by offering project development support, training, and best practice information to stakeholders in micro hydro development.
April 19, 2010 | Nepal
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This program exposed the participants to both theory and practices that help increase clean energy access in their daily lives, be it for household or productive end uses, as planners or practitioners, as home makers or entrepreneurs.
March 30, 2010 | India
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The EDAMA Association and American Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), with the support of USAID, officially launched the Jordan Energy Chapter last week making Jordan the 72nd country located in the US and around the world widely recognized for its certification programs. The ceremony took place at the USAID Jordan Economic Development Program (SABEQ) premises, with officials from USAID, EDAMA and the AEE in attendance.
March 29, 2010 | Amman, Jordan
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Eager to learn how energy efficiency and renewable energy can help Pakistan address its energy challenges, representatives from the country’s public and private sectors gathered on February 23, 2010, for a seminar on energy conservation & environment.
March 29, 2010 | Pakistan
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The purpose of this study was to obtain information on the potential suitability of a new generation of manufactured biomass cooking stoves for refugee and Internally Displaced Person (IDP) environments as well as disaster relief situations.
March 25, 2010 | Publication
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USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah and Shahid Rafi, Secretary of Pakistan's Ministry of Water and Power, signed Implementation Letters today confirming joint efforts to upgrade three Pakistani thermal power stations in Guddu, Jamshoro, and Muzaffargarh over the next year.
March 25, 2010 | Pakistan
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USEA Executive Exchange in Gaborone, Botswana & Johannesburg, South Africa. Under the South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/Energy) Partnership Program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Energy Association organized a five-day executive exchange of South Asian electricity executives to attend the 34th Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) meetings in Gaborone, Botswana February 15–18, 2010, along with a visit to Eskom, South Africa’s public electric utility and member of SAPP. The event, hosted by Botswana Power Corporation, was attended by thirteen executives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka as part of the South Asia Regional Energy Transmission Partnership.
February 18, 2010 | Publication
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A new network to harmonize lighting standards across Asia was launched in Sri Lanka on January 19, 2010. More than 40 participants from eleven countries – including policymakers, technical experts and representatives of lighting companies – took part in the launch of the network, known as “LITES.asia.”
January 19, 2010 | Sri Lanka
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On January 15-16, 2010, USAID’s Guangdong Environmental Partnership (GEP) program conducted a comprehensive energy audit of the PD Clothing & Textiles (PDCT) factory in Sanjiao Township. With experts from GEP’s Environment, Health and Safety Academy as well as local government and for-profit inspectors, the audit team identified multiple low-cost, short-term return investments with the potential to reduce PDCT’s energy consumption by 20%.
January 16, 2010 | Guangdong, China
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The Nepal Ministry of Environment and Malaysia Department of Environment officially launched a twinning arrangement in Kathmandu on January 14, 2010, to strengthen Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practices for the hydropower sector in Nepal.
January 14, 2010 | Kathmandu, Nepal
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Tarbela Dam Project Launches ‘Signature’ Energy Programs. In a ceremony held today, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke announced that the U.S. Government will contribute $16.5 million (1.4 billion rupees) to improve the operating capacity of the Tarbela Dam hydroelectric plant. Grant funding will be provided to the Ministry of Water and Power (MoWP), and implemented through the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
January 13, 2010 | Islamabad, Pakistan
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Eight of the ten largest banks in India participated in a USAID-organized roundtable in Mumbai on January 13, 2010, focused on increasing lending for energy-efficiency businesses and projects in India.
January 13, 2010 | India
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USAID has developed a new teaching and learning portal containing toolkits on topics including Coping with the Energy Challenge, Electricity Sector Reform, Optimal Feeder Level Connections, Grid Connected Renewable Energy Generation, Increasing Energy Access Through Enterprise, Powering Health, Growing Your Energy Business, and Infrastructure Training.
January 1, 2010 | Toolkits
