Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)

Climate Objective
Mitigation
Sectors and Themes
Energy
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the sub-national level
Public entity at the regional level
Fund Size

active portfolio of $204.9 million

Co-financing
No
Trustee or Administrator
World Bank
Contact Information
Countries
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyz Republic
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Europe and Central Asia
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is a global knowledge and technical assistance program administered by the World Bank. It provides analytical and advisory services to low- and middle-income countries to increase their know-how and institutional capacity to achieve environmentally sustainable energy solutions for poverty reduction and economic growth. Supporting over a hundred activities in countries around the world at any given time, ESMAP is an integral part of the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank.

ESMAP catalyzes change by:

  • Strengthening policy frameworks, and reforming energy prices and subsidies
  • Helping countries to secure affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy supply to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity
  • Facilitating the transition to lower carbon and resilient energy systems, de-risking investments, and integrating variable renewable energy into power grids
  • Working at the nexus of energy, water, transport, buildings, industry, and urban development
Purpose of Support
Strengthening enabling environments and stakeholder capacity
Financial Instruments Offered
Grants
Monitoring and Reporting Procedures

ESMAP M&E system includes bi-annually monitoring reports, justifications for extension of grant closing date,outputs and outcomes indicators, grant completion report.

Organizational and Decision Making Structure

ESMAP is governed by a Consultative Group (CG) made up of representatives from contributing donors and chaired by the Senior Director of the World Bank’s Energy and Extractives Global Practice. The CG meets annually to review the strategic direction of ESMAP, its achievements, use of resources and funding requirements.

A Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of international experts appointed by the CG provides informed, independent opinions to the CG about the purpose, strategic direction, and priorities of ESMAP. The TAG also provides advice and suggestions to the CG on current and emerging global energy sector issues likely to impact ESMAP’s client counties.

Eligible countries

ODA eligible countries may access funding. These consist of all low and middle income countries based on gross national income (GNI) per capita as published by the World Bank.

Eligible Countries and Geographic Regions
East Asia and Pacific
Cook Islands
Niue
Cambodia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Kiribati
North Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Europe and Central Asia
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Serbia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Latin America and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Middle East and North Africa
Iran
Algeria
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
South Asia
Palestine
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Solomon Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Information on how to

Access funding by referencing the World Bank Group's country financing and policy dialogue in the energy sector. Find information regarding the WBG energy sector here. Reference ongoing activitieshere.