Improving Energy Access to the Urban Poor in Developing Countries

The case studies documented in this report aim to inform the energy access community (including practitioners, civil society groups, project planners, end users) about best practices of successful energy access initiatives targeted at slum dwellers. Eight case studies focusing on electrification and household energy were selected from India, Bangladesh, Colombia and Brazil, all countries that have had varying success in providing access to modern energy services for slum dwellers. The cases had to meet all or some of the following criteria: 1) limited to developing countries; 2) demonstrate innovative methods of improving energy access, including collaborative stakeholder engagement; 3) at least one example of small local energy service providers; 4) contributed to community development by promoting local skill development and income generation; and 5) representative of electricity and different sources of household energy. The case studies describe the existing conditions in the slum, type of energy service provided, the key characters involved, conditions for success, and replicable factors. Common barriers to energy access were identified and impact on the lives of slum dwellers, were also discussed.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	The Energy and Resources Institute
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-11
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO ENERGY, ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES, ACCESS TO MICROFINANCE, ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, ACCESS TO SERVICES, AFFORDABILITY GAP, AIR POLLUTION, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BENIGN ENERGY, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, BUILDING MATERIALS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILDCARE, CITIES, CITY GOVERNMENT, CITY LEVEL, CIVIC CENTRES, CLEAN ENERGY, CLEANER ENERGY, COLLECTION SYSTEM, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY TOILETS, COOK STOVES, COOKING, COOKING FUELS, COST OF ELECTRICITY, DEMAND FOR ENERGY, DESCRIPTION, DISASTERS, DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY, DRAINAGE, DWELLINGS, EFFICIENT ENERGY CONVERSION, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY CONNECTION, ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, ELECTRIFICATION, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY OUTPUT, ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, ENERGY RESOURCES, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDERS, ENERGY SOURCE, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY USE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EVICTION, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FUEL, FUELS, GAS COMPANIES, GAS DISTRIBUTION, GENERATION, HABITAT, HABITATS, HOMES, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSES, HOUSING, HUMAN EXCRETA, HUMAN HEALTH, HUMAN WASTES, HYGIENE, ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS, INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, IRREGULAR INCOMES, LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND TENURE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LIGHTING, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCALITIES, LOW INCOME, LOW INCOME FAMILIES, LPG BOTTLES, MINERAL RESOURCES, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL GAS, OIL, OIL EQUIVALENT, OWNERSHIP OF LAND, PAVEMENT DWELLERS, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, PIPELINE, POOR AREA, POOR AREAS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POWER, POWER SECTOR, PROPERTY TAX, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY OF LIFE, RAPID URBAN GROWTH, RAPID URBANIZATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RURAL ENERGY, SAFETY, SANITATION FACILITIES, SECURITY OF LAND TENURE, SECURITY OF TENURE, SELF HELP, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICES TO URBAN POOR, SETTLEMENTS, SHACKS, SHOPS, SLUM, SLUM AREAS, SLUM COMMUNITIES, SLUM COMMUNITY, SLUM DWELLER, SLUM DWELLERS, SLUM HOUSEHOLDS, SLUM NETWORKING, SLUM NETWORKING PROJECT, SLUM REHABILITATION, SLUM RESIDENTS, SLUM UPGRADING, SLUMS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SOLID WASTE, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, SPACE HEATING, SQUATTERS, STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS, STAKEHOLDERS, STREET LIGHTS, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SUPPLY OF ENERGY SERVICES, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, TARGETED SUBSIDIES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THEFT, TRADITIONAL FUELS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN POOR, URBAN POOR COMMUNITIES, URBAN POOR HOUSEHOLDS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATIONS, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN RESIDENTS, URBAN SLUM, URBAN SLUMS, URBANIZATION, UTILITIES, UTILITY COMPANIES, UTILITY COMPANY, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WATER DRAINAGE, WATER FACILITIES, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/16928826/improving-energy-access-urban-poor-developing-countries https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17496
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