Concentrating Solar Thermal power (CST) has a tremendous potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio mix, powering development, and mitigating climate change.

This World Bank report analyzes existing renewable energy schemes supporting concentrated solar power (CSP) and proposes measures to scale up CSP promotion. It highlights the potential of CSP technologies to scale up renewable energy at the utility level, diversifying the generation portfolio mix, powering development, and mitigating climate change. It also evaluates the effectiveness of existing schemes in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, India and South Africa.