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 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: |
Sanghvi, Arun,
Barnes, Douglas |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2001-02
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Subjects: | 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,
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, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/02/1089500/rural-electrification-lessons-learned
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9822
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