The welfare impact of rural electrification: a reassessment of the costs and benefits, an IEG impact evaluation - Softcover

World Bank: Independent Evaluation Group; White, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821373676 ISBN 13: 9780821373675

Publisher: World Bank, 2008

Synopsis

Rural electrification can have many benefits - not only bringing lighting, but improving the quality of health care, spreading information and supporting productive enterprises. The extent of these benefits has been questioned, arguing that they may be insufficient to justify the investment costs. This book quantifies these benefits. It finds that the benefits can indeed be high, substantially outweighing the costs, and that consumer willingness to pay is generally sufficient to achieve financial sustainability. However, benefits could be increased further by providing smart subsidies to assist connections for poorer households, promote productive uses and further consumer education.

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Synopsis:

As a follow-up to a 1994 IEG report on rural electrification in Asia, this 2007 report calculates private and public rates of return from rural electrification projects funded by the World Bank in several regions. The appendices categorize the Bank's rural electrification projects, analyze uses of electricity and their impact on microenterprise, an

About this edition

• Publisher: World Bank
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0821373676
• ISBN 13: 9780821373675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 174