Publication: World Bank Group Support to Demand-Side Energy Efficiency: An Independent Evaluation March 2, 2023
Date
2023-03-14
ISSN
Published
2023-03-14
Author(s)
World Bank
Independent Evaluation Group
Abstract
Improving energy efficiency—using
less energy to do the same amount of work—has both
supply-side and demand-side aspects. Improvements in energy
efficiency are reductions in the energy required to maintain
or improve energy services to households, businesses, and
communities. Supply-side energy efficiency approaches target
energy generation via grid infrastructure, utilities, and
power producers. Demand-side energy efficiency (DSEE)
focuses on the energy use of industries, commercial
entities, and households. The Bank Group has committed to
supporting DSEE which focuses on the energy use of
industries, commercial entities, and households. DSEE is
critical for energy savings and reducing greenhouse gases in
line with the Paris Agreement and relevant sustainable
development goals (SDGs) and increasingly for contributing
to energy security. This evaluation focuses on the World
Bank Group’s approaches to DSEE and opportunities to scale
them up, and proposes four near-term actions the Bank Group
should take: (i) Intensify DSEE support to middle-income
countries (MICs) for decarbonization and wider socioeconomic
benefits. (ii) Develop energy efficiency sector-specific
approaches in a select group of lower-middle-income
countries (LMICs) that seek productivity gains alongside or
via DSEE, even if EE policy reforms are in early stages.
(iii) Expand DSEE approaches by incorporating reduction of
indirect emissions (Scope 3), including embodied and
operational carbon, in DSEE project design. (iv) Exploit
untapped DSEE opportunities and help clients develop
innovative approaches that adapt digital and financial
solutions from developed countries.
Citation
“World Bank; Independent Evaluation Group. 2023. World Bank Group Support to Demand-Side Energy Efficiency: An Independent Evaluation March 2, 2023. © Washington DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39531 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”