REPORTInSupportofSCALINGHYDROGENFINANCINGFORDEVELOPMENTPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedSCALINGHYDROGENFINANCINGFORDEVELOPMENTREPORTInSupportofABOUTESMAPTheEnergySectorManagementAssistanceProgram(ESMAP)isapartnershipbetweentheWorldBankandover20partnerstohelplow-andmiddle-incomecountriesreducepovertyandboostgrowththroughsustainableenergysolu-tions.ESMAP’sanalyticalandadvisoryservicesarefullyintegratedwithintheWorldBank’scountryfinancingandpolicydialogueintheenergysector.ThroughtheWorldBankGroup(WBG),ESMAPworkstoacceleratetheenergytransitionrequiredtoachieveSustainableDevelopmentGoal7(SDG7)toensureaccesstoaffordable,reliable,sustainable,andmodernenergyforall.IthelpstoshapeWBGstrategiesandprogramstoachievetheWBGClimateChangeActionPlantargets.Learnmoreat:https://esmap.org©February2024|InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment/TheWorldBank1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433Telephone:202-473-1000;Internet:www.worldbank.orgFortheWorldBank(WB),thefindings,interpretations,andconclusionsexpressedinthisworkdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofTheWorldBank,itsBoardofExecutiveDirectors,orthegovernmentstheyrepresent.FortheOrganisationfortheEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD),thereportispublishedunderthere-sponsibilityoftheSecretary-GeneraloftheOECD,andtheopinionsexpressedandargumentsemployedhereindonotnecessarilyreflecttheofficialviewsoftheMembercountriesoftheOECD.NeithertheWorldBanknorOECDguaranteetheaccuracycompleteness,orcurrencyofthedataincludedinthisworkanddoesnotassumeresponsibilityforanyerrors,omissions,ordiscrepanciesintheinformation,orliabilitywithrespecttotheuseoforfailuretousetheinformation,methods,processes,orconclusionssetforth.ThenamesandrepresentationofcountriesandterritoriesusedinthisjointpublicationfollowthepracticeoftheWorldBank.Neithertheboundaries,colors,denominations,andotherinformationshownonanymapinthiswork,noranyotherinformationordatacontainedtherein,implyanyjudgmentonthepartoftheTheWorldBankortheOECDconcerningthelegalstatusofanyterritory,thedelimitationofinternationalfrontiersandboundaries,orthenameofanyterritory,cityorarea,ortheendorsementoracceptanceofthesame.RightsandPermissionsThisworkisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution3.0IGOlicense(CCBY3.0IGO)http://creativecom-mons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo.UndertheCreativeCommonsAttributionlicense,youarefreetocopy,distribute,transmit,andadaptthiswork,includingforcommercialpurposes,underthefollowingconditions:Attribution—Pleasecitetheworkasfollows:EnergySectorManagementAssistanceProgram(ESMAP),OrganisationforEco-nomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD),GlobalInfrastructureFacility,andHydrogenCouncil.2023.ScalingHydrogenFinancingforDevelopment.ESMAPPaper.Washington,DC:WorldBank.License:CreativeCommonsAttributionCCBY3.0IGOCopyright—ThecopyrightintheworkshallbejointlyandexclusivelyownedbytheInternationalBankforReconstruc-tionandDevelopment/TheWorldBankandtheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD).Adaptations—Ifyoucreateanadaptationofthiswork,pleaseaddthefollowingdisclaimeralongwiththeattribution:ThisisanadaptationofanoriginalworkbyTheWorldBank.ViewsandopinionsexpressedintheadaptationarethesoleresponsibilityoftheauthororauthorsoftheadaptationandarenotendorsedbyTheWorldBank.Third-PartyContent—TheWorldBankdoesnotnecessarily...