Surge in Solar-Powered Homes : Experience in Off-Grid Rural Bangladesh

Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in raising living standards and reducing poverty, particularly in previously lagging regions. Rapid solar home system (SHS) expansion in Bangladesh to some 3 million rural households by early 2014 has drawn t...

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Main Authors:	Khandker, Shahidur R., Samad, Hussain A., Sadeque, Zubair K.M., Asaduzzaman, Mohammed, Yunus, Mohammad, Haque, A.K. Enamul
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY AFFORDABILITY AIR AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY APPROACH ARSENIC AVAILABILITY BACKUP POWER BALANCE BANK OFFICE BANKS BATTERIES BIOGAS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL COSTS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION CC CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY CLINICS CLOUDY DAYS CO CO2 COAL COLORS COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY SURVEY COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS CONVENTIONAL GENERATION COOKING COOPERATIVES COSTS TO CUSTOMERS COUNTRYSIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEMAND CURVE DEMAND FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DIFFUSION DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRICTS DONOR SUPPORT DOWN PAYMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ELECTRIC ENERGY ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT ENERGY ACCESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY POVERTY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERS EXPENDITURE FAMILIES FARMER FARMERS FEMALE FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL VIABILITY FISCAL POLICIES FLUORESCENT LAMP FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL GENDER GENDER ROLES GHG GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GRID APPLICATIONS GRID AREAS GRID CONNECTION GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID EXTENSION GRID MARKETS GRID RURAL HOMES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAVY FUEL OIL HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LIGHTING HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HOUSING CONDITIONS INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES INEQUALITY INFORMATION GAP INSTALLMENT INSTALLMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERVENTION INVESTMENT CAPITAL KEROSENE KEROSENE CONSUMPTION KEROSENE LAMPS KEROSENE LIGHTING LACK OF ACCESS LATRINE LEASING LENDERS LIMITED ACCESS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIQUID FUELS LOAN LOAN AMOUNT LOAN REPAYMENT MARKET CONSTRAINTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRIDS NATIONAL GRID NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OCCUPATION OPERATIONAL COSTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OUTREACH PEAK DEMAND PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY PHOTOVOLTAICS POWER GENERATION POWER GRID POWER PLANTS POWER SECTOR POWER SUPPLY PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER QUALITY ENERGY RECHARGEABLE BATTERY RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RENTALS RENTING REPAYMENT REPAYMENT PERIOD RURAL ACCESS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY RURAL FINANCE RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL WOMEN SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SMOKE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SOFT LOAN SOLAR ELECTRICITY SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR HOME SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SOLAR PANEL SOLAR PANELS SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SOLAR POWER SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY SUBSIDY FUNDING SUNLIGHT SUNSHINE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE MARKET TECHNICAL SUPPORT TERM CREDIT TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRANSMISSION LINES UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS UTILITIES UTILITY-SCALE VILLAGE VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VOLTAGE WELFARE BENEFITS WOMAN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20286806/surge-solar-powered-homes-experience-off-grid-rural-bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20427

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20286806/surge-solar-powered-homes-experience-off-grid-rural-bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20427

Surge in Solar-Powered Homes : Experience in Off-Grid Rural Bangladesh

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