
Chapter 30
Photovoltaics in the World Bank Group
Portfolio*
Anil Cabraal
Advisor, World Bank/IFC Lighting Africa Program, and Consultant (Rural and
Renewable Energy), Potomac, MD 20854, USA
The World Bank Group comprises the World Bank, the Interna-
tional Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement
of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank comprises two
development institutions owned by 186 member countries: the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
and the International Development Association (IDA). The IBRD
*This paper is based on several reports, ...