Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions

The electrification of health centers, schools, and other public institutions has been limited by the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction, and the accumulation of human capital....

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Main Authors:	Elahi, Raihan, Srinivasan, Rahul, Mukurazhizha, Tendai
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	SOLAR ENERGY ELECTRICITY HEALTH CENTERS SCHOOL ENERGY ELECTRIFICATION OFF GRID ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/772071580275548144/Increasing-Human-Capital-by-Electrifying-Health-Centers-and-Schools-through-Off-Grid-Solar-Solutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33276

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spelling	okr-10986-332762021-05-25T10:54:40Z Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions Elahi, Raihan Srinivasan, Rahul Mukurazhizha, Tendai SOLAR ENERGY ELECTRICITY HEALTH CENTERS SCHOOL ENERGY ELECTRIFICATION OFF GRID ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY The electrification of health centers, schools, and other public institutions has been limited by the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction, and the accumulation of human capital. Off-grid solar solutions have enormous potential to address the problem, both in Sub-Saharan Africa and across the world, but simply purchasing and installing the units without providing for adequate maintenance is not effective. Installing stand-alone solar units and servicing them through long-term performance-based contracts can give public institutions the electricity service they need at a cost governments can afford. 2020-02-03T20:51:29Z 2020-02-03T20:51:29Z 2020-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/772071580275548144/Increasing-Human-Capital-by-Electrifying-Health-Centers-and-Schools-through-Off-Grid-Solar-Solutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33276 English Live Wire;2020/104 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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spellingShingle	SOLAR ENERGY ELECTRICITY HEALTH CENTERS SCHOOL ENERGY ELECTRIFICATION OFF GRID ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY Elahi, Raihan Srinivasan, Rahul Mukurazhizha, Tendai Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
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description	The electrification of health centers, schools, and other public institutions has been limited by the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction, and the accumulation of human capital. Off-grid solar solutions have enormous potential to address the problem, both in Sub-Saharan Africa and across the world, but simply purchasing and installing the units without providing for adequate maintenance is not effective. Installing stand-alone solar units and servicing them through long-term performance-based contracts can give public institutions the electricity service they need at a cost governments can afford.
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author	Elahi, Raihan Srinivasan, Rahul Mukurazhizha, Tendai
author_facet	Elahi, Raihan Srinivasan, Rahul Mukurazhizha, Tendai
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title	Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
title_short	Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
title_full	Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
title_fullStr	Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
title_full_unstemmed	Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
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Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions

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