Results-Based Aid in the Energy Sector : An Analytical Guide
Results-based approaches (RBA) are becoming increasingly important, in both developed and developing countries. Within the energy sector, there are already several large-scale results-based schemes that make payments to implementers and service pro...
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| Format: | Publications & Research |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank Group, Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/24056508/results-based-aid-energy-sector-analytical-guide http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21622 |
| Summary: | Results-based approaches (RBA) are
becoming increasingly important, in both developed and
developing countries. Within the energy sector, there are
already several large-scale results-based schemes that make
payments to implementers and service providers. However,
support to national or regional governments based on the
achievement of results in the energy sector remains unusual.
This report seeks to explore the opportunity of utilizing
RBA within the energy sector. It complements earlier work by
vivid economics and the energy sector management assistance
program (ESMAP) on results-based financing (RBF). The report
constitutes one output in a broader research agenda on RBAs
in the energy sector being undertaken by ESMAP of the World
Bank. This report is intended to provide a high-level guide
to results-based aid in the energy sector. It should be
useful for a wide range of interested parties, including
recipients, donor agencies, development practitioners, and
academics. By providing a clear and justified analytical
framework, the report ensures that the analysis is rigorous
and open to critique. Chapter one gives introduction.
Chapter two considers the theory of change underlying
results-based aid, and uses this to derive four
pre-conditions for RBA to be effective. Chapter three
provides a discussion of the energy results chain, which can
be used to frame the selection of results level and
indicator. Chapter four outlines the factors to consider
when selecting a results level and indicator for RBA.
Chapter five considers when it is appropriate to target
governments as the recipient in an aid program, rather than
implementers or service providers. Chapter six discusses the
remaining key design issues within an RBA agreement. A final
section, chapter seven, considers the intersection between
RBA and ongoing work on tracking and measuring energy access
under the sustainable energy for all initiative. |
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