dc.contributor.author	World Bank
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-29T19:48:30Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-29T19:48:30Z
dc.date.issued	2024-05-29
dc.description.abstract	As the conduit between power demand and supply, the utilities that operate the world's transmission and distribution networks will be the critical link in the energy transition. Utilities will need to expand and modernize their networks to integrate variable renewable energy sources and meet growing demands for cleaner and more flexible power. According to the International Energy Association (IEA), the equivalent of the entire length of the world's grid networks will need to be added or refurbished by 2040 if countries are to achieve their energy and climate goals: As the off-takers of power generation, utilities need to be financially viable to enable the coming massive scale-up of investment in renewable energy projects and grid infrastructure. Utilities will also need to lead the way in providing access to electricity to the nearly 700 million people who still lack it today, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, utilities will need to serve consumers with ever-more varied and complex power needs and an increasing range of distributed generation options, such as rooftop solar. In short, power utilities will be the critical enablers of the energy transition and achieving universal access. This paper aims to place the need for sustainable utilities in lower-income countries (LICs) and middle-income countries (MICs) at the heart of the energy sector dialogue. The focus of this paper is on the utilities that manage power transmission or distribution grids.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124103035656/P5004501a30f890b4188cd161d27a55a930
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/41618
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41618
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE UTILITIES
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ENERGY TRANSITION
dc.subject	SDG 12
dc.title	The Critical Link	en
dc.title.subtitle	Empowering Utilities for the Energy Transition	en
dc.type	Report
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74QUnGEw0GI Video presentation
okr.crossref.title	The Critical Link: Empowering Utilities for the Energy Transition
okr.date.disclosure	2024-05-29
okr.date.lastmodified	2024-05-21T00:00:00Z	en
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work
okr.doctype	Economic & Sector Work::Energy Study
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124103035656/P5004501a30f890b4188cd161d27a55a930
okr.guid	099052124103035656
okr.identifier.docmid	P500450-a30f897d-bc13-42b4-88cd-61d27a55a930
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/41618
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	34322313
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	34322313
okr.identifier.report	190500
okr.import.id	4299
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124103035656/pdf/P5004501a30f890b4188cd161d27a55a930.pdf	en
okr.region.geographical	World
okr.topic	Energy::Electric Power
okr.topic	Energy::Energy Conservation & Efficiency
okr.topic	Energy::Renewable Energy
okr.topic	Energy::Utilities
okr.unit	IEEGK - Global Knowledge (IEEGK)

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