Results-Based Financing in the Energy Sector : An Analytical Guide

Results based financing (RBF) approaches are becoming an increasingly popular way to support development objectives and wider public policy goals. The fundamental idea of RBF approaches is that payments that would otherwise be made automatically are made contingent on delivery of (a) pre agreed result, with achievement of the result being subject to independent verification. RBF approaches have been pioneered in the health sector but there has been increasing interest in whether and how they could be used within the energy sector, and especially on how they may promote private sector investment in low carbon energy sector opportunities (ESMAP 2012). The work has been commissioned by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), as part of a broader initiative looking at the potential for greater use of results-based approaches (RBAs) in the energy sector in developing countries This report identifies the circumstances when Results Based Financing (RBF) approaches might be an appropriate energy sector intervention in developing countries, especially to promote energy access and energy efficiency. It was commissioned by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) as part of a broader initiative looking at the potential for greater use of results-based approaches in the energy sector in developing countries. The fundamental idea of RBF approaches is that payments that would otherwise be made automatically are made contingent on delivery of a pre agreed (set of) result(s), with achievement of the result(s) being subject to independent verification. The report is focused on individuals and organizations who are considering whether an RBF approach would be a sensible way to deliver some specific goods or services to help meet a defined public policy goal. These individuals or organizations might then go on to implement an RBF scheme in the language of the report; they would be the RBF scheme's focus on the energy sector in developing countries principal.

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Main Author:	Vivid Economics
Format:	ESMAP Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADVISORY SERVICES, AMOUNT OF RISK, APPROACH, AUCTION, AUCTIONS, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BALANCE SHEET, BANKS, BATTERIES, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, BOILERS, BUSINESS CYCLE, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS MODELS, BUYERS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL COST, CAPITAL COSTS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL MARKETS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON ENERGY, CARBON MARKET, CASH FLOWS, CASH TRANSFERS, CLEAN ENERGY, COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS, CONSUMERS, CONTINGENCY PLANNING, CONVENTIONAL FINANCE, COORDINATION FAILURES, COPYRIGHT, COST EFFECTIVENESS, CREDIBILITY, CREDIT LINE, CREDIT MARKETS, CURRENCY, CUSTOMER BASE, DECISION TREE, DECLINE IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION, DEMAND PEAKS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DISBURSEMENT, DISBURSEMENTS, DISCOUNT RATE, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC CLIMATE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, EMISSION, EMPLOYEE, ENERGY BILLS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY PRODUCTS, ENERGY SAVINGS, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY USE, EXCLUSION, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MARKET, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL RISKS, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FIXED COSTS, FIXED INVESTMENT, FUEL, FUELS, GENERATION CAPACITY, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HOT WATER, HOUSEHOLDS, IMAGES, INFORMATION ASYMMETRY, INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATION, INNOVATION, INSTALLATION, INSTALLMENT, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTRUMENT, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, INVESTMENT RISK, INVESTMENT RISKS, KEROSENE, KILOWATT HOUR, LACK OF INFORMATION, LENDING INSTRUMENT, LOAN, LOAN AGREEMENT, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, MARKET FAILURE, MARKET FAILURES, MATERIAL, MATURITY, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITY, NETWORKS, NEW MARKETS, NEW TECHNOLOGY, OPERATING COSTS, PATENTS, PEAK LOAD, PERPETUITY, PILOT PROJECT, POINT OF SALE, POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES, POSITIVE EXTERNALITY, POWER, POWER CONSUMPTION, POWER GENERATION, POWER PRODUCERS, PRICE UNCERTAINTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PROFITABILITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC GOOD, PUBLIC POLICY, R&D, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE POWER, RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES, RESULT, RESULTS, RETURN, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, RETURNS, RISK PREMIUM, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, SELF-SUSTAINABILITY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHAREHOLDERS, SMALL-SCALE ENTREPRENEUR, SMALL-SCALE ENTREPRENEURS, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS, SOLAR LANTERNS, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TARGETS, TAX, TAXONOMY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TRADING, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSMISSION, USER, USES, UTILITIES, VALUE CHAIN, VALUE OF ENERGY, VERIFICATION, WEALTH, WIND, WIND POWER,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17647719/results-based-financing-energy-sector-analytical-guide http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17481
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