Organisations and official bodies

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADEME

Agence de L’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de L’Energie

AfDB

African Development Bank

AOSIS

Alliance of Small Island States

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

CDB

Caribbean Development Bank

DGVIII

Directorate General VIII: Development of the European Commission

EAP

Energy and Atmosphere Programme of UNDP, New York

EC

European Commission

EIB

European Investment Bank

ESMAP

Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme of the World Bank and UNDP

EU

European Union

FINESSE

Financing Energy Services for Small-Scale Energy Users

GEF

Global Environment Facility

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

IDA

International Development Association

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IT Power

Intermediate Technology Power

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

JPSCo

Jamaica Public Service Company Limited

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OLADE

Latin American Energy Organisation

OPEC

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

PNG

Papua New Guinea

SADC

Southern Africa Development Community

SEI

Stockholm Environment Institute

SIDSPOA

Small Island Developing States Programme of Action for Agenda 21

SOPAC

South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission

SPFS

South Pacific Forum Secretariat

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNGASS

United Nations General Assembly Special Session

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

Technical terms

Ah

Ampère-hours

BOE

Barrel of oil equivalent

Btu

British thermal unit

CFL

Compact fluorescent lamp

CHP

Combined heat and power

DRE

Decentralised rural electrification

DSM

Demand-side management

ECU

European currency unit

ESCO

Energy service company

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GNP

Gross national product

GW

Gigawatt of electricity

Ha

Hectare

Kgoe

Kilogram of oil equivalent

kVA

Kilovolt-ampère

kW

Kilowatt of electricity

kWh

Kilowatt-hour

LPG

Liquid petroleum gas

LRMC

Long-range marginal cost

MECU

Million ECU

Mtoe

Million tonnes of oil equivalent

MW

Megawatt of electricity

MWp

MegaWatt peak

OTEC

Ocean thermal energy conversion

SWH

Solar water heater

SHS

Solar home system

TOE

Tonnes of oil equivalent

USD

US dollars

W

Watt

Wp

Watt peak

Other terms

ACP

Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific

EDF

European Development Fund

FSU

Former Soviet Union

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

IFREE

International Fund for Renewable Energy Engineering

IPP

Independent Power Producer

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

ODA

Official Development Assistance

PPA

Public Power Association

PV

Photovoltaic

R&D

Research and Development

RD&D

Research, Development, and Demonstration

RE

Renewable energy

REEF

Renewable energy and energy efficiency

RET

Renewable energy technology

SIDS

Small Island Developing States

SSA

Sub-Saharan Africa