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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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 |
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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 Tuntivate, Voravate Tig Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation |
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East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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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 economic
development. To this end, the study team conducted a market
analysis of current businesses and services, as well as
major agro-processing and other income-generating activities
in (i) six selected central and southern provinces connected
to grid-based electricity and (ii) 10 rural villages of a
remote northern district that rely on renewable
energy based, off-grid power supply. Based on the survey
results, the study team identified opportunities for the
SMEs to switch to or adopt electricity for productive
purposes; major obstacles faced by the SME owners in
utilizing electricity more fully; and suggested ways to
overcome these barriers, including the facilitating role of
EdL (Electricité du Laos, the country s national utility
company. This study relied on a social marketing survey
conducted in February 2011 as the primary data source. It
also drew from literature reviews and information gathered
from government agencies and international organizations.
Three sets of field surveys were conducted. The first set
focused on rural villages with access to grid electricity
whose main crop is rice; the surveys covered three central
(Bolikhamxai, Khammouan, and Savannakhet) and three southern
(Salavan, Champasak, and Attapue) provinces. The second set
focused on rural villages with access to grid electricity
whose main crop is coffee; the surveys covered the same
three southern provinces (Salavan, Champasak, and Attapue).
Finally, the third set focused on 10 rural villages in the
Muang Mai district of Phongsaly province (Sobnaon,
Houayvangkao, Nakang, Houaychik, Naxong, Sobhoun, NamNga,
Xongneua, Sensaat, Nakham), which are served by an isolated
grid system |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study |
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Tuntivate, Voravate Tig |
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Tuntivate, Voravate Tig |
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Tuntivate, Voravate Tig |
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Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation |
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Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation |
| title_full |
Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation |
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Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation |
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Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation |
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powering up productivity in rural lao pdr : stimulating small and medium enterprises to use electricity for income generation |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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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 |
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okr-10986-127732021-04-23T14:03:04Z Powering Up Productivity in Rural Lao PDR : Stimulating Small and Medium Enterprises to Use Electricity for Income Generation Tuntivate, Voravate Tig 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 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 economic development. To this end, the study team conducted a market analysis of current businesses and services, as well as major agro-processing and other income-generating activities in (i) six selected central and southern provinces connected to grid-based electricity and (ii) 10 rural villages of a remote northern district that rely on renewable energy based, off-grid power supply. Based on the survey results, the study team identified opportunities for the SMEs to switch to or adopt electricity for productive purposes; major obstacles faced by the SME owners in utilizing electricity more fully; and suggested ways to overcome these barriers, including the facilitating role of EdL (Electricité du Laos, the country s national utility company. This study relied on a social marketing survey conducted in February 2011 as the primary data source. It also drew from literature reviews and information gathered from government agencies and international organizations. Three sets of field surveys were conducted. The first set focused on rural villages with access to grid electricity whose main crop is rice; the surveys covered three central (Bolikhamxai, Khammouan, and Savannakhet) and three southern (Salavan, Champasak, and Attapue) provinces. The second set focused on rural villages with access to grid electricity whose main crop is coffee; the surveys covered the same three southern provinces (Salavan, Champasak, and Attapue). Finally, the third set focused on 10 rural villages in the Muang Mai district of Phongsaly province (Sobnaon, Houayvangkao, Nakang, Houaychik, Naxong, Sobhoun, NamNga, Xongneua, Sensaat, Nakham), which are served by an isolated grid system 2013-03-15T16:32:43Z 2013-03-15T16:32:43Z 2011-06 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic |