Rural Electrification : Lessons Learned
The note focuses on the external benefits of rural electrification (RE), i.e., improved access to communication, education, and economic opportunities, in addition to extended health services. It outlines key lessons to scaling up RE, namely macroe...
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okr-10986-98222021-04-23T14:02:47Z Rural Electrification : Lessons Learned Sanghvi, Arun Barnes, Douglas ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AUDITS BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION DECISION-MAKING DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ELECTRIC LINES ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOURCES GAS GRIDS INCOME LAND TENURE NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY PRINCIPLES REPLACEMENT COSTS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY UTILITIES WILLINGNESS TO PAY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION GRIDS DECENTRALIZATION RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES SOLAR POWER GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION HYDROELECTRIC POWER MACROECONOMIC STABILITY GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY COST EFFECTIVENESS POWER SECTOR REFORM LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION FINANCIAL LEVERAGE COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS COST RECOVERY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION The note focuses on the external benefits of rural electrification (RE), i.e., improved access to communication, education, and economic opportunities, in addition to extended health services. It outlines key lessons to scaling up RE, namely macroeconomic stability, continued government commitments, and institutional capacity. However, it also suggests that grid extension is not always cost-effective, rather, decentralized delivery options, and alternative energy sources, such as solar photovoltaic, mini-hydro, and other renewable energy sources should be considered. Moreover, good practices indicate the need for power sector reform, regulatory framework with legal guarantees that utilities can operate autonomously, and, financial viability, that is, to ensure commercialization, and identify a cost-recovery system that takes into account capital investment costs, and contributions levels. Strongly emphasized is the involvement of local communities in the design, and implementation of RE, by setting rural electrification committees, and by establishing institutional, and organizational procedures for project planning. 2012-08-13T09:37:42Z 2012-08-13T09:37:42Z 2001-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/02/1089500/rural-electrification-lessons-learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9822 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 177 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AUDITS BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION DECISION-MAKING DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ELECTRIC LINES ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOURCES GAS GRIDS INCOME LAND TENURE NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY PRINCIPLES REPLACEMENT COSTS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY UTILITIES WILLINGNESS TO PAY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION GRIDS DECENTRALIZATION RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES SOLAR POWER GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION HYDROELECTRIC POWER MACROECONOMIC STABILITY GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY COST EFFECTIVENESS POWER SECTOR REFORM LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION FINANCIAL LEVERAGE COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS COST RECOVERY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION |
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AUDITS BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION DECISION-MAKING DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ELECTRIC LINES ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOURCES GAS GRIDS INCOME LAND TENURE NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAMS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY PRINCIPLES REPLACEMENT COSTS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY UTILITIES WILLINGNESS TO PAY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION GRIDS DECENTRALIZATION RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES SOLAR POWER GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION HYDROELECTRIC POWER MACROECONOMIC STABILITY GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY COST EFFECTIVENESS POWER SECTOR REFORM LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION FINANCIAL LEVERAGE COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS COST RECOVERY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Sanghvi, Arun Barnes, Douglas Rural Electrification : Lessons Learned |
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The note focuses on the external
benefits of rural electrification (RE), i.e., improved
access to communication, education, and economic
opportunities, in addition to extended health services. It
outlines key lessons to scaling up RE, namely macroeconomic
stability, continued government commitments, and
institutional capacity. However, it also suggests that grid
extension is not always cost-effective, rather,
decentralized delivery options, and alternative energy
sources, such as solar photovoltaic, mini-hydro, and other
renewable energy sources should be considered. Moreover,
good practices indicate the need for power sector reform,
regulatory framework with legal guarantees that utilities
can operate autonomously, and, financial viability, that is,
to ensure commercialization, and identify a cost-recovery
system that takes into account capital investment costs, and
contributions levels. Strongly emphasized is the involvement
of local communities in the design, and implementation of
RE, by setting rural electrification committees, and by
establishing institutional, and organizational procedures
for project planning. |
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Sanghvi, Arun Barnes, Douglas |
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Rural Electrification : Lessons Learned |
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