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...
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2001/02/28
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2001/05/08
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Rural electrification : lessons learned
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Electricity
Citation
Sanghvi,Arun P.; Barnes,Douglas French; Mohan,Prasad C..
Rural electrification : lessons learned (English). Africa Region findings ; no. 177. Infrastructure Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/509611468203050997