Mongolia : Development Impacts of Solar-Powered Electricity Services

Mongolia is a vast landlocked country with a relatively small population. Other than those living in the capital city and a few urban centers, the rest of its citizens (about 35 percent or one million people) are geographically disbursed throughou...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGE DISTRIBUTION AGED ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM ANTENNA AVAILABILITY BEST PRACTICES BROADCASTS BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CAR BATTERIES CELL PHONE CELL PHONES CHILD CARE CHILDBIRTH CITIES CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLINICS COMMODITY COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONSUMER GOODS COPYRIGHT COUNTRYSIDE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA ENTRY DATA PROCESSING DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DIET DISASTERS DISEASES DISSEMINATION DISTANCE LEARNING DISTRICTS DRUGS DRY CELL BATTERIES E-MAIL ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRIFICATION ELECTRONIC DEVICES EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY CARE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY PLANNING ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY USE EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SIZE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORM OF ELECTRICITY FORMAL EDUCATION FUEL FUEL SUPPLY GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GEOGRAPHICAL AREA GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH SERVICES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION HIV HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS HUSBANDS ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNODEFICIENCY IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCESS INFORMED DECISIONS INJURIES INNOVATION INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ISOLATION KEROSENE LABOR MARKET LEGAL STATUS LEISURE ACTIVITIES LICENSES LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICE MARKETING MATERIAL MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MEAT MEDICAL ATTENTION MEDICAL CONDITIONS MEDICAL SERVICES MENU MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINERAL RESOURCES MOBILE PHONE MOBILE PHONES MORTALITY NATURAL DISASTERS NURSES OIL OPEN ACCESS PARENTING PATIENT PEACE PEAK CAPACITY PEAK LOAD POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY RESEARCH POWER CONSUMPTION POWER GENERATORS POWER GRID POWER SECTOR POWER SHORTAGES PREGNANCIES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF LIFE QUERIES RADIO RADIOS REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY RELIABILITY RELIABILITY OF SERVICES RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RENEWABLE RESOURCES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPECT RESPIRATORY DISEASES RESULT RESULTS RETAIL PRICE RETAIL PRICES RURAL AREAS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL POPULATION RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL WOMEN SAFETY SAND SATELLITE SCHOOL YEAR SERVICE PROVIDERS SETTLEMENTS SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SITES SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL RESEARCH SOFTWARE PROGRAM SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SOLAR POWER SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY SPOUSE SPOUSES STIS SUNLIGHT SUPERVISION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOM TELEPHONE TELEVISION TELEVISION CHANNELS TELEVISIONS TENTS TERTIARY EDUCATION TIMELY ACCESS TRANSMISSION TRANSPORTATION TV UNEQUAL POWER UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONS UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS USE OF ENERGY USER USERS VERIFICATION VIDEO VULNERABILITY WEB WIND WIND POWER WOMAN YOUNG CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19784505/mongolia-development-impacts-solar-powered-electricity-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20081

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Summary:	Mongolia is a vast landlocked country with a relatively small population. Other than those living in the capital city and a few urban centers, the rest of its citizens (about 35 percent or one million people) are geographically disbursed throughout the rural countryside. Among them about three quarters are nomadic herders living in portable tents (gers). Given the immense logistical and climatic challenges, rural electrification was largely undeveloped until the Government launched the National 100,000 Solar Ger Electrification Program in 1999. The World Bank-assisted Renewable Energy and Rural Electricity Access Project (REAP) was conceived in 2006 to help the Government revitalize the 100k Program and remove other barriers to rural electrification. The ultimate objective of the project was to increase electricity access and improve the reliability of services in off-grid soum centers and amongst the herder population. The main portion of this report is divided into two chapters (Chapters 2-3). Chapter 2 is a brief description of the two beneficiary surveys carried out after REAP was completed. It includes the methodologies used, the survey processes, and the survey's areas of focus. Chapter 3 presents the main results and findings of the surveys based on qualitative and quantitative information and data collected. They include three main aspects: use and sustainability of REAP portable photovoltaic solar home systems; immediate impacts of the resulting changes in energy use patterns; and where the availability and use of electricity have the most impact on the nomadic herder community's quality of life and development.

Mongolia : Development Impacts of Solar-Powered Electricity Services

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