The goal of this market guide is to serve as a reference document for early exploration of the market for energy service companies in Uganda (ESCOs) with a focus on energy and cost savings for agri-food processing companies.
This memo describes the current market for ESCOs in Uganda, barriers to the growth of the sector, and strategies to address these barriers.
This web page describes the concept of a Super ESCO, a facility usually established by governments to play the role of a market catalyzer, kickstarting a market for ESCOs.
This brief provides advice on kickstarting markets for ESCOs in low- and middle-income countries.
The ESCO Model Contract Library provides a list of ESCO contracts and supporting documents provided by a variety of countries and organisations. In some cases, the resources also provide a wider set of documents related to public procurement of ESCO services.
This article describes the context, the potential and the business case for using solid municipal waste to generate energy in the city of Cochabamba in Bolivia.
This brief presents a case study of a company in Guatemala that has turned bioenergy generation into a successful business model, and describes how the enabling environment conributed to its success.
This paper gives an overview of waste to energy technologies, discusses barriers to its wider adoption in developing countries, and helps researchers and decision-makers to make informed decisions on the feasibility of WtE as a pathway for sustainable waste management and renewable energy generation.
This paper provides general guidelines for conducting Environmental Impact Assessments for waste-to-energy projects.
This article discusses the potential of heat and electricity co-generation from biomass waste to both expand energy access and improve waste management in rural areas.