Fighting Poverty through Decentralized Renewable Energy : Energy SME Conference, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Decentralized energy services remain at the forefront in the fight against poverty. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are driving this effort to provide an alternative to state-owned utilities and other large energy providers in poor and developing countries. SMEs allow entrepreneurs to provide alternative energy supply in remote and rural areas while also providing jobs, lowering energy costs, and reducing carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. The document provided a forum to discuss the specific role of SMEs in the energy sectors of Cambodia and Lao people's democratic Republic and establish a blueprint for SME involvement in alternative energy products and services in other countries.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2010-02
Subjects:ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO ENERGY, ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCING, AFFORDABILITY, AFFORDABLE ENERGY, AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPLY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, ANIMAL DUNG, APPROACH, BANKS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BATTERIES, BATTERY CHARGING, BATTERY CHARGING STATIONS, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, BIOMASS ENERGY, BIOMASS FUELS, BIOMASS GASIFICATION, BIOMASS SOURCE, BIOMASS STOVES, BIOMASS USE, BORROWING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CARBON, CHARCOAL, COLLATERAL, COOK STOVE, COOK STOVES, COOKING, CREDIT FACILITIES, CREDIT GUARANTEES, CREDITS, CROP, CROP RESIDUE, DEBT, DEBT FINANCING, DEFORESTATION, DELIVERY OF ENERGY, DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICE, DEMAND FOR ENERGY, DIESEL, DIESEL CONSUMPTION, DIESEL FUEL, DIESEL FUEL CONSUMPTION, DIESEL GENERATORS, DISTILLERIES, DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS, DOMESTIC USE, DONOR FUND, DOWN PAYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EFFICIENT STOVES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY COSTS, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, EMPOWERMENT, END USER, END USERS, END-USERS, ENERGY ACCESS, ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY INDUSTRY, ENERGY PRODUCTS, ENERGY PROJECTS, ENERGY PROVIDERS, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SECTORS, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY STRUCTURE, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY USE, ENTREPRENEURS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, FOSSIL, FOSSIL FUELS, FUEL, FUEL COST, FUEL COSTS, GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY, GASIFIER, GENDER, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GRID AREAS, GRID CONNECTION, GRID ELECTRICITY, GRID ELECTRIFICATION, GRID POWER, HEALTH HAZARD, HIGH INTEREST RATES, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, HOUSEHOLD DEMAND, HYDROPOWER, HYDROPOWER GENERATION, HYDROPOWER PLANT, INCOME, INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTEREST RATE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, KEROSENE, KEROSENE LAMPS, LACK OF ACCESS, LIGHTING, LOAD FACTOR, LOAN, LOAN PROGRAM, LOAN TERM, LOAN TERMS, MICRO ENTERPRISES, MICRO-FINANCE, MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MICRO-HYDRO, NO ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, OPERATING COSTS, ORGANIC MATERIAL, ORGANIC WASTE, PARTIAL CREDIT, PILOT PROJECTS, PLANT OWNERS, POLLUTION, POST-COMBUSTION, POWER, POWER PLANTS, POWER PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION CAPACITY, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION CREDITS, PRODUCTION FACILITIES, PROFITABILITY, PUBLIC FACILITIES, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, RAW MATERIALS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, REPAYMENT, RURAL AREA, RURAL AREAS, RURAL CLIENTS, RURAL ELECTRICITY, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, RURAL ENERGY, RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, SAVINGS, SAVINGS GROUPS, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMOKE, SOLAR ENERGY, SOLAR LANTERN, SOLAR LANTERNS, SOLAR PANEL, SOLAR PANELS, SOLAR POWER, SOYA, SUGAR, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TRADITIONAL STOVE, TRADITIONAL STOVES, TRANSACTION COSTS, TURBINES, UTILITIES, UTILITY COMPANY, VILLAGE, VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION, VILLAGE LEVEL, VILLAGES, VOLTAGE, WOOD, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/17682997/fighting-poverty-through-decentralized-renewable-energy
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17522
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