Data as an Enabler in the Off-Grid Sector : Focus on Tanzania
Through new technologies and business models, off-grid power markets promise to bring electricity access to more rural communities at a faster pace than is possible with grid extension alone. Apart from regulatory support and access to internationa...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/449551508916158775/Data-as-an-enabler-in-the-off-grid-sector-focus-on-Tanzania http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28622 |
| Summary: | Through new technologies and business
models, off-grid power markets promise to bring electricity
access to more rural communities at a faster pace than is
possible with grid extension alone. Apart from regulatory
support and access to international finance, this incipient
market sector depends critically on accurate and timely
data. New approaches to data are gaining momentum in
developing countries and have the potential to transform the
rural electrification agenda. |
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