Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation

This study s broad goal was to identify opportunities for promoting productive uses of electricity in existing as well as among new small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the rural villages of Lao PDR to generate income for rural people and promote...

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Main Author:	Tuntivate, Voravate Tig
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO GRID ELECTRICITY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE AIR AIR CONDITIONERS APPROACH AVAILABILITY BEANS BEVERAGES BOTTOM QUARTILE BRAN BRIDGE BRIDGE CROSSING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESSES CAPABILITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CARS CHERRIES COFFEE COFFEE FARMERS COFFEE GROWERS COFFEE PROCESSING COFFEE PRODUCERS COFFEE PRODUCTION COMMERCIAL VALUE COMMODITY CONTAINERS CONVERSION RATE COOKING COOPERATIVES COSTS OF ELECTRICITY COTTAGE INDUSTRIES COTTON CROP CROPS CUCUMBERS CUSTOMER DEMAND CUSTOMER RELATIONS CUSTOMER RESPONSES CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEMAND MANAGEMENT DIESEL DIESEL ENGINES DIESEL FUEL DIESEL FUEL USE DIESEL GENERATORS DIESEL-ENGINE DRY SEASON DRY SEASONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECOSYSTEMS ELECTRIC BILLS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY END-USER END-USERS ENERGY BILLS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY USE FAO FARM FARMER FARMERS FARMING FERMENTATION FIELD WORK FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOUR FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOOD SECURITY FOOD STORAGE FRUITS FUEL COSTS FUEL PRICES FUELS GARLIC GAS GASOLINE GENERATION CAPACITY GRAIN GRAINS GRID CONNECTION GRID CONNECTIONS GRID EXPANSION GRID POWER GRID SYSTEMS HANDICRAFTS HEAT HOT WATER HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HYDROPOWER HYGIENE INCOME GENERATION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INSECT PESTS INSPECTION INSTALLATION INSTALLATIONS INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERSECTIONS IRRI LOAD FACTOR MANUFACTURING MARKET PRICE MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MEAT MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MILLING EQUIPMENT OIL ONIONS PADDY PASSENGERS PEAK DEMAND PEAK LOAD PHOTO PILLOWS PLANTATIONS POOR SOIL FERTILITY POPULATION GROWTH POULTRY POWER POWER DEMAND POWER GRID POWER PLANT PRODUCE PRODUCT LINES PRODUCT PROVIDER PRODUCTIVITY REFRIGERATING REFRIGERATION RENEWABLE ENERGY RESTAURANTS RESULT RESULTS RICE RICE BRAN RICE CROP RICE FARMERS RICE MILLING RICE MILLS RICE PROCESSING RICE PRODUCTION RICE RESEARCH ROAD ROADS ROUTERS ROUTES RUBBER RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SAFETY SAND SEED SERVICE PROVIDER SHIFTING CULTIVATION SOLAR RADIATION STEEL SUGAR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL STANDARD TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELEPHONE TELEVISION THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS TIRES TRAINING MANUAL TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TRUCKS TUBES USES UTILITY COMPANY VEGETABLES VEHICLE VIDEO VOLTAGE WATER HEATER WEEDS WORKING HOURS YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16434241/powering-up-productivity-rural-lao-pdr-stimulating-small-medium-enterprises-use-electricity-income-generation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12773

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/06/16434241/powering-up-productivity-rural-lao-pdr-stimulating-small-medium-enterprises-use-electricity-income-generation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12773

Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation

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