03610oam 22007455 450 991079124270332120200520144314.01-282-65736-497866126573680-8213-8310-810.1596/978-0-8213-7897-7(CKB)2560000000012956(EBL)589787(OCoLC)811492937(SSID)ssj0000410111(PQKBManifestationID)11260739(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000410111(PQKBWorkID)10350055(PQKB)11533533(MiAaPQ)EBC589787(Au-PeEL)EBL589787(CaPaEBR)ebr10383960(CaONFJC)MIL265736(The World Bank)ocn463396805(US-djbf)16263215(EXLCZ)99256000000001295620100602d2010 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRestoring balance : Bangladesh's rural energy realities /M. Asaduzzaman, Douglas F. Barnes, Shahidur R. KhandkerWashington, D.C. :World Bank,2010.xxvi, 141 pages illustrations, maps ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper,1726-5878 ;no. 181"This study was conducted with the technical and financial support from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the collaborative efforts of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in Dhaka and the World Bank" --p. xi.0-8213-7897-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138).Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Units of Measure/Currency Equivalents; Energy Conversion Factors; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Household Energy Use; CHAPTER 3 Household Energy Demand; CHAPTER 4 Household Gains from Energy Use; CHAPTER 5 Energy Consumption and Rural Production; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Framework for Rural Energy Supply; CHAPTER 7 Policy Recommendations; ANNEXES; References; Glossary; Special Report SeriesRural energy's importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. People are cooking with biomass fuels including large amounts of leaves and grass that expose them harmful indoor air pollution. They light with kerosene or sometimes candles which give off a dim light that hampers studying and reading in the evening. Finally, rural productivity suffers because of lack of access to modern energy. However, the picture also is not all bleak. This study underscores how impWorld Bank e-Library.World Bank working paper ;no. 181.Energy consumptionBangladeshRural public utilitiesBangladeshEnergy consumptionRural public utilities333.79095492Asaduzzaman M1522848Barnes Douglas F1522849Khandker Shahidur R877451Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme.Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.World Bank.YDXCPYDXCPBWXCDXCOODGUDLCBOOK9910791242703321Restoring balance3762760UNINA