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6 May 2025
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CEDCA Panel Discussion: Opposition and resistance to clean energy transition
While switching from fossil fuels to clean energy addresses the climate crisis and offers development opportunities, opposition to the...
Project
Drivers of responsible business conduct in low- and middle-income countries: What do we know from existing evidence from research and practice?
The UK has the ambition to position itself as a leader in responsible business conduct and has committed to supporting implementation...
Project
Clean Energy for Development: Knowledge Translation and Communications Support
IDS is providing 12 IDRC-funded research projects on Clean Energy for Development with knowledge translation and communications support.
Project
Backstopping 2SCALE
With the financial support from the Dutch Ministry of Development Cooperation (DGIS), the 2SCALE programme started in June 2012, and is...
Report
28 April 2022
Covid-19: Shaping the Nexus between State-Business Relations and Global Value Chains: The Case of Horticulture in Kenya
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on global value chains has been topical of late, yet little work has been done to explore how...
Brief
3 March 2022
Renewable Energy Procurement by Private Suppliers in Ethiopia (accessible version)
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Auction-based renewable electricity procurement has the potential to attract private investment and lower prices, but its design and implementation can be challenging. Since 2018, Ethiopia has organised auctions to procure new capacity from independent power producers.
Brief
28 February 2022
Renewable Energy Procurement by Private Suppliers in Ethiopia
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Auction-based renewable electricity procurement has the potential to attract private investment and lower prices, but its design and implementation can be challenging. Since 2018, Ethiopia has organised auctions to procure new capacity from independent power producers.
Programme
Youth employment and politics
Over 40 percent of global populations are under 25 yet young people cannot secure work and increasingly face a crisis of citizenship....
Report
16 December 2021
Renewable Energy Procurement in Ethiopia: Overcoming Obstacles in Procurement from Independent Power Producers
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Developing countries are increasingly using auctions for the procurement of utility-scale renewable electricity, due to the potential for attracting private investment. However, auction design and implementation can face serious obstacles due to complex context-specific factors.