Scaling Up Access to Electricity

This brief will focus on enabling regulations for mini-grids, providing an overview of key issues, options, and good practices. While appropriate regulations are not all that is needed to spur mini-grid development, is usually one of the first obstacles that potential developers face and therefore the most urgent issue for governments. The authors draw on a case study of Tanzania, a pioneer in setting an enabling and light-handed regulatory framework for mini-grids. Given the urgency of leveraging private sector investments for reaching the universal access targets of the international sustainable energy for all projects, the authors also focus on regulatory issues relevant to private sector entrepreneurs and investors. Mini-grid entrepreneurs need to know that their investment of time and money will have a reasonable chance not just of being repaid but also of returning a profit. A clear and credible regulatory framework that makes and enforces fair and efficient decisions in a timely manner helps entrepreneurs make informed investment decisions. The key characteristics of such a framework, described include licensing and registration, tariff setting, and what happens when the main grid reaches the mini-grid.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Greacen, Chris, Nsom, Stephanie, Rysankova, Dana
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	WASTE, PHOTOVOLTAICS, ENERGY MARKETS, UTILITY GRID, FOSSIL FUELS, HEATING FUELS, SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS, CARBON, INCOME, ACTIVITIES, ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, GENERATION, INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY, CLEAN ENERGY, TRADITIONAL BIOMASS, EMISSIONS, BATTERIES, TARIFF STRUCTURES, GAS, PE, PRICE, VOLTAGE, NATIONAL GRID, POWER SYSTEM, ENERGY CONSUMERS, DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY, BIOMASS, AMOUNT OF POWER, CO2, PETROLEUM, GRID EXTENSION, OIL, EMISSION FACTOR, EFFICIENT LIGHTING, ENERGY MIX, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, CO2 EMISSIONS, FOREST RESIDUES, MONEY, CAPACITY, ENERGY INTENSITY, ELECTRIFICATION, RURAL ENERGY, OPTIONS, WATER, SOLID FUELS, ENERGY RESOURCES, GRID SOLUTIONS, PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY SERVICES, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, GRID POWER, GRID CONNECTION, PEAK POWER, ENERGY CHARGE, ENERGY SECTOR, GAS EMISSIONS, PELLETS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GRID ASSETS, FUELS, POWER DISTRIBUTION, POWER REQUIREMENTS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, EMISSION, ACCESS TO ENERGY, GREENHOUSE, HEAT, CLIMATE CHANGE, SOURCE OF ENERGY, BLACK CARBON, UTILITIES, DIESEL GENERATORS, POWER, ENERGY CHARGES, ELECTRICITY SALES, ELECTRICITY, GRID ELECTRIFICATION, CLIMATE, HYDROPOWER, WORLD ENERGY, GRID SUPPLY, PETROLEUM GAS, FOREST, HYDROPOWER PLANT, PRIMARY ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY DEMAND, ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, GRID MARKETS, POWER PRODUCER, COMBUSTION, INVESTMENT, SOLAR LANTERNS, GASEOUS FUELS, TARIFF STRUCTURE, COAL, TARIFF, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, FUEL, GENERATOR, GRID, GLOBAL ENERGY MIX, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, BOTTOM LINE, INVESTMENTS, METHANE, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, BRIQUETTES, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, ENERGY INDUSTRIES, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENERGY ACCESS, DIESEL, KEROSENE, BACKUP POWER, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, PIPELINE, HEAT GENERATION, FOSSIL, APPROACH, GRID ELECTRICITY, HEATING, BENEFITS, ENERGY, PEAK LOADS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25469309/scaling-up-access-electricity-emerging-best-practices-mini-grid-regulation https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23137
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