Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option

Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option

Mini grids can economically supply electricity to people in areas that the main grid is unlikely to reach soon. Mini grids can be quickly deployed and are increasingly price-competitive against traditional sources of energy. They can attract privat...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
MINI GRIDS
ELECTRIC POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732841558714625815/Investing-in-Mini-Grids-Now-Integrating-with-the-Main-Grid-Later-A-Menu-of-Good-Policy-and-Regulatory-Option
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spelling okr-10986-317722021-05-25T10:54:39Z Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option World Bank Group ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION MINI GRIDS ELECTRIC POWER POWER GENERATION POWER DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY PRICING Mini grids can economically supply electricity to people in areas that the main grid is unlikely to reach soon. Mini grids can be quickly deployed and are increasingly price-competitive against traditional sources of energy. They can attract private financing and operate without subsidies when allowed to charge cost-recovery tariffs. Moreover, the arrival of the main grid does not mean that the investment in mini grids will be wasted: their generation and distribution assets can generally be reused in an integrated system. The key is to define—in advance—technical standards and commercial options for integration once the main grid arrives. 2019-06-03T18:37:41Z 2019-06-03T18:37:41Z 2019-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732841558714625815/Investing-in-Mini-Grids-Now-Integrating-with-the-Main-Grid-Later-A-Menu-of-Good-Policy-and-Regulatory-Option http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31772 English Live Wire;No. 2019/97 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
MINI GRIDS
ELECTRIC POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICING
spellingShingle ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
MINI GRIDS
ELECTRIC POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICING
World Bank Group
Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
relation Live Wire;No. 2019/97
description Mini grids can economically supply electricity to people in areas that the main grid is unlikely to reach soon. Mini grids can be quickly deployed and are increasingly price-competitive against traditional sources of energy. They can attract private financing and operate without subsidies when allowed to charge cost-recovery tariffs. Moreover, the arrival of the main grid does not mean that the investment in mini grids will be wasted: their generation and distribution assets can generally be reused in an integrated system. The key is to define—in advance—technical standards and commercial options for integration once the main grid arrives.
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author World Bank Group
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title Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
title_short Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
title_full Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
title_fullStr Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
title_full_unstemmed Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
title_sort investing in mini grids now, integrating with the main grid later : a menu of good policy and regulatory option
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732841558714625815/Investing-in-Mini-Grids-Now-Integrating-with-the-Main-Grid-Later-A-Menu-of-Good-Policy-and-Regulatory-Option
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