Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia
Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has focused on raising electrification rates, mainly by extending the national grid system to more villages and towns. The World Bank–funded Electricity Access Rural Expansion Project (Phase 2) was implemented since...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781791487789244953/Beyond-electricity-access-output-based-aid-and-rural-electrification-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26317 |
| Summary: | Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has
focused on raising electrification rates, mainly by
extending the national grid system to more villages and
towns. The World Bank–funded Electricity Access Rural
Expansion Project (Phase 2) was implemented since 2007 to
assist the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to develop a
sustainable program for expanding access to electricity in
rural communities. As part of the project, a GPOBA grant was
provided to the national utility to make the adoption of
electricity more affordable for rural populations. The
national utility agreed to allow customers to pay for the
connection charge over time, thus lowering the financial
barrier to adopting electricity. The results of an impact
assessment analysis reported in this study show that
increasing numbers of households adopted electricity because
they could spread out the connection cost over time. Because
more households connected to the electricity supply, they
were able to take advantage of the many benefits of
electricity. Connection-charge programs are an important
component of strategies for rural electrification. However,
they are not a panacea for all that ails the power companies
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Complementary programs to encourage
greater use of electricity would include providing credit
for new businesses and incentives for households to adopt
efficient electric appliances. |
|---|