Energy Sector Management Assistance Program2023-12-212023-12-212023-12-21https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40790With this report, the World Bank begins to address the anxieties of ‘intermittent’ solar and wind. We introduce a complete framework that outlines how modern battery energy storage systems can be effectively deployed and alleviate the variability of renewables. Moreover, the paper is accompanied by a Power Purchase Agreement template that can serve as a practical tool to bring private sector investments in the power sector–going beyond solar, or wind parks, with variable output.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOENERGY TRANSITIONSOLAR-PLUS-STORAGESUB-SAHARAN AFRICASMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATESPROCUREMENTReportWorld Bank10.1596/40790