List of Abbreviations

ADB
Asian Development Bank
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AUD
Australian dollar
BRL
Brazilian real
CCA
Community choice aggregation
CDP
Carbon Disclosure Project
CHP
Combined heat and power
CNG
Compressed natural gas
CNY
Chinese yuan
CO2
Carbon dioxide
COP26
26th Conference of the Parties
COVID
Coronavirus disease
CSP
Concentrating solar thermal power
DHC
District heating and cooling
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EDGE
Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies
EJ
Exajoule
ESCO
Energy service company
ESG
Environmental, social and corporate governance
EU
European Union
EUR
Euro
EV
Electric vehicle
FIT
Feed-in tariff
GBP
Pound sterling
GDP
Gross domestic product
GJ
Gigajoule
GO
Guarantee of origin
GSR
Global Status Report
GW/GWh
Gigawatt/gigawatt-hour
GWth
Gigawatt-thermal
HEFA
Hydrotreated esters and fatty acids
HVO
Hydrotreated vegetable oil
ICCT
International Council on Clean Transportation
ICE
Internal combustion engine
ICLEI
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
IDR
Indonesian rupiah
IEA
International Energy Agency
INR
Indian rupee
IPP
Independent power producer
IPVA
Vehicle Property Tax
IRP
Integrated Resource Plan
JPY
Japanese yen
KCCA
Kampala Capital City Authority
km2
Square kilometre
KPLC
Kenya Power and Lighting Company
kW/kWh
Kilowatt/kilowatt-hour
LED
Light-emitting diode
LEZ
Low-emission zone
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas
MENA
Middle East and North Africa
MSW
Municipal solid waste
MW/MWh
Megawatt/Megawatt-hour
MWth
Megawatt-thermal
MXN
Mexican peso
NDC
Nationally Determined Contribution
NEV
New Energy Vehicle
NUP
National urban policy
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PACE
Property Assessed Clean Energy
PAYGo
Pay as you go
PCET
Plan Climat-Energie Territorial
PHEV
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PLN
Polish zloty
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
PPA
Power purchase agreement
PPI
Private participation in infrastructure
PPP
Public-private partnership
PV
Photovoltaic
REC
Renewable energy certificate
REIPPP
Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Programme
SDG
Sustainable Development Goal
SEA
Sustainable Energy Africa
SEED
Sustainable Energy for Environment and Development
SEK
Swedish krona
SPV
Special purpose vehicle
SSA
Sub-Saharan Africa
TW/TWh
Terawatt/Terawatt-hour
UK
United Kingdom
UN
United Nations
URBACT
Urban development network programme
US
United States
USD
United States dollar
WHO
World Health Organization
ZAR
South African rand