LEADER 03395nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910458287303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-65736-4 010 $a9786612657368 010 $a0-8213-8310-8 035 $a(CKB)2560000000012956 035 $a(EBL)589787 035 $a(OCoLC)811492937 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000410111 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11260739 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000410111 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10350055 035 $a(PQKB)11533533 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC589787 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL589787 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10383960 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL265736 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000012956 100 $a20100602d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRestoring balance$b[electronic resource] $eBangladesh's rural energy realities /$fM. Asaduzzaman, Douglas F. Barnes, Shahidur R. Khandker 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (349 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank working paper,$x1726-5878 ;$vno. 181 300 $a"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. 311 $a0-8213-7897-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-138). 327 $aCover; 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 Series 330 $aRural energy's importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. People are cooking with biomass fuels including large amounts of leaves and grass that expose them harmful indoor air pollution. They light with kerosene or sometimes candles which give off a dim light that hampers studying and reading in the evening. Finally, rural productivity suffers because of lack of access to modern energy. However, the picture also is not all bleak. This study underscores how imp 410 0$aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 181. 606 $aEnergy consumption$zBangladesh 606 $aRural public utilities$zBangladesh 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnergy consumption 615 0$aRural public utilities 676 $a333.79095492 676 $a339.5 700 $aAsaduzzaman$b M$01043081 701 $aBarnes$b Douglas F$0920049 701 $aKhandker$b Shahidur R$0877451 712 02$aEnergy Sector Management Assistance Programme. 712 02$aBangladesh Institute of Development Studies. 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458287303321 996 $aRestoring balance$92467795 997 $aUNINA