The welfare impact of rural electrification [[electronic resource] ] : a reassessment of the costs and benefits ; an IEG impact evaluation / / World Bank Independent Evaluation Group
| The welfare impact of rural electrification [[electronic resource] ] : a reassessment of the costs and benefits ; an IEG impact evaluation / / World Bank Independent Evaluation Group |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : World Bank, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7932091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rural electrification - Economic aspects - Developing countries
Rural electrification - Social aspects - Developing countries Rural electrification - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-78739-6
9786611787394 0-8213-7368-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Introduction; 2 World Bank Lending for Rural Electrification; Figure 2.1 A Growing Number of Rural Electrification Projects Are in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa; Figure 2.2 Increased Energy Supply and Institutional Development Account for the Largest Share of Objectives; Figure 2.3 Gender Issues Are Increasingly Taken into Account but Still Affect the Design of Only a Minority of Energy Projects; 3 Who Benefits from Rural Electrification?
Figure 3.1 Pattern of Electrification Favors the Non-Poor, but This Bias Generally Reduces over Time as Electrification Coverage ExpandsFigure 3.2 Share of Poor of On-Grid Electricity Consumption Is Low; Box 3.1 Successful RE through a Multisectoral CDD Project; Box 3.2 Selection of Projects under the Peru Rural Electrification Project; Box 3.3 Chile Rural Electrification Fund; Figure 3.3 A Large Proportion of Households Connect to the Grid Immediately after It Becomes Available . . . But Some Remain Unconnected after Many Years Table 3.1 Relative Price of Grid, Off-Grid, and Kerosene (/kWh) for Selected CountriesBox 3.4 India's Experience with the Single Point Light Connection Scheme: Kutir Jyoti; Box 3.5 Overcoming the Connection Cost Barrier; Box 3.6 Poor Communication of Tariff Structures Can Disadvantage the Poor; 4 What Is Electricity Used for in Rural Areas?; Figure 4.1 The Energy Ladder; Figure 4.2 Nearly All Projects Provide Residential Connections, but also Other Connections for Productive Purposes; Box 4.1 The Cold Chain; Figure 4.3 Pattern of Consumption in Rural Households (Distribution Total kWh) Box 4.2 Electrification and Worker Absenteeism in the Social Sector5 The Benefits of Rural Electrification; Box 5.1 Shedding Light on Lumens; Figure 5.1 Consumer Surplus; Figure 5.2 Producer Surplus; Table 5.1 Willingness to Pay Calculation for Lighting; Table 5.2 Willingness to Pay Calculation for TV; Box 5.2 The Health Risk of Candles; Table 5.3 Fertility Impact of Electrification; Table 5.4 Hours Watching TV by Electrification Status; Box 5.3 Micro Home Enterprises; Table 5.5 Rural Electrification Benefits (US per Household per Month); Figure 5.3 Willingness to Pay Exceeds Supply Cost Box 5.4 Technical Problems Reduce the Benefits from Off-Grid Investments6 Conclusion and Lessons Learned; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453871803321 |
| Washington, : World Bank, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The welfare impact of rural electrification : : a reassessment of the costs and benefits ; an IEG impact evaluation / / World Bank Independent Evaluation Group
| The welfare impact of rural electrification : : a reassessment of the costs and benefits ; an IEG impact evaluation / / World Bank Independent Evaluation Group |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : World Bank, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 154 pages : illustrations (some color) ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 333.7932091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Rural electrification - Economic aspects - Developing countries
Rural electrification - Social aspects - Developing countries Rural electrification - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-281-78739-6
9786611787394 0-8213-7368-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); 1 Introduction; 2 World Bank Lending for Rural Electrification; Figure 2.1 A Growing Number of Rural Electrification Projects Are in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa; Figure 2.2 Increased Energy Supply and Institutional Development Account for the Largest Share of Objectives; Figure 2.3 Gender Issues Are Increasingly Taken into Account but Still Affect the Design of Only a Minority of Energy Projects; 3 Who Benefits from Rural Electrification?
Figure 3.1 Pattern of Electrification Favors the Non-Poor, but This Bias Generally Reduces over Time as Electrification Coverage ExpandsFigure 3.2 Share of Poor of On-Grid Electricity Consumption Is Low; Box 3.1 Successful RE through a Multisectoral CDD Project; Box 3.2 Selection of Projects under the Peru Rural Electrification Project; Box 3.3 Chile Rural Electrification Fund; Figure 3.3 A Large Proportion of Households Connect to the Grid Immediately after It Becomes Available . . . But Some Remain Unconnected after Many Years Table 3.1 Relative Price of Grid, Off-Grid, and Kerosene (/kWh) for Selected CountriesBox 3.4 India's Experience with the Single Point Light Connection Scheme: Kutir Jyoti; Box 3.5 Overcoming the Connection Cost Barrier; Box 3.6 Poor Communication of Tariff Structures Can Disadvantage the Poor; 4 What Is Electricity Used for in Rural Areas?; Figure 4.1 The Energy Ladder; Figure 4.2 Nearly All Projects Provide Residential Connections, but also Other Connections for Productive Purposes; Box 4.1 The Cold Chain; Figure 4.3 Pattern of Consumption in Rural Households (Distribution Total kWh) Box 4.2 Electrification and Worker Absenteeism in the Social Sector5 The Benefits of Rural Electrification; Box 5.1 Shedding Light on Lumens; Figure 5.1 Consumer Surplus; Figure 5.2 Producer Surplus; Table 5.1 Willingness to Pay Calculation for Lighting; Table 5.2 Willingness to Pay Calculation for TV; Box 5.2 The Health Risk of Candles; Table 5.3 Fertility Impact of Electrification; Table 5.4 Hours Watching TV by Electrification Status; Box 5.3 Micro Home Enterprises; Table 5.5 Rural Electrification Benefits (US per Household per Month); Figure 5.3 Willingness to Pay Exceeds Supply Cost Box 5.4 Technical Problems Reduce the Benefits from Off-Grid Investments6 Conclusion and Lessons Learned; Appendixes; Endnotes; Bibliography |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782573603321 |
| Washington : , : World Bank, , 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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