Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification
This report documents the Lao People's Democratic Republic's success story in rapid national electrification integrated within a broader strategy of national and rural development. In fifteen years (1995-2009), electricity access more tha...
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ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ACTION PLAN AFFORDABILITY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH ARREARS AVERAGE TARIFF BACKBONE BALANCE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BEST-PRACTICE BIOMASS BORDER TRADE BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS ACUMEN CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR BATTERIES COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION FEE COPYRIGHT CORPORATE CULTURE COST OF SERVICE COST RECOVERY COUPONS CREDITS CROSS-SUBSIDIES CURRENCY CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER SEGMENT CUSTOMER SEGMENTS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DISTRIBUTION ASSETS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOMESTIC POWER SECTOR DOMESTIC TARIFFS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC VIABILITY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY UTILITY ELECTRIFICATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY OFFICIALS ENERGY SERVICES ENROLLMENT EQUIPMENT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS FACILITATION FAMILIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL VIABILITY FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FUNDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GENDER GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GRACE PERIOD GRID CONNECTION GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID EXPANSION GRID EXTENSION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HARDWARE HOLDING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER PLANT ICT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME STREAM INFLATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLMENTS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT PROJECTS JOINT VENTURE KEY CHALLENGES LENDERS LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MATURITY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK SECURITY NETWORKS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PEAK LOAD PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PHOTO PILOT PROJECT PIPELINE POLICY SUPPORT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POWER POWER CAPACITY POWER COMPANY POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER FLOWS POWER GRID POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POWER SYSTEM PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO RELIABILITY REPAYMENT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESULT RESULTS RETAIL ELECTRICITY RETAIL TARIFFS RETURN REVENUE BASE REVOLVING FUND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SALES REVENUE SAVINGS SELF-FINANCING SOCIAL SERVICES SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SOURCES OF FUNDS SUBSIDIZATION SUPPLY COSTS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TARIFF ADJUSTMENT TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REFORMS TIME PERIOD TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS USES VEHICLES VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE VOUCHER |
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ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ACTION PLAN AFFORDABILITY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH ARREARS AVERAGE TARIFF BACKBONE BALANCE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BEST-PRACTICE BIOMASS BORDER TRADE BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS ACUMEN CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR BATTERIES COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION FEE COPYRIGHT CORPORATE CULTURE COST OF SERVICE COST RECOVERY COUPONS CREDITS CROSS-SUBSIDIES CURRENCY CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER SEGMENT CUSTOMER SEGMENTS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DISTRIBUTION ASSETS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOMESTIC POWER SECTOR DOMESTIC TARIFFS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC VIABILITY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY UTILITY ELECTRIFICATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY OFFICIALS ENERGY SERVICES ENROLLMENT EQUIPMENT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS FACILITATION FAMILIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL VIABILITY FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FUNDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GENDER GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GRACE PERIOD GRID CONNECTION GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID EXPANSION GRID EXTENSION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HARDWARE HOLDING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER PLANT ICT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME STREAM INFLATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLMENTS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT PROJECTS JOINT VENTURE KEY CHALLENGES LENDERS LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MATURITY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK SECURITY NETWORKS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PEAK LOAD PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PHOTO PILOT PROJECT PIPELINE POLICY SUPPORT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POWER POWER CAPACITY POWER COMPANY POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER FLOWS POWER GRID POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POWER SYSTEM PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO RELIABILITY REPAYMENT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESULT RESULTS RETAIL ELECTRICITY RETAIL TARIFFS RETURN REVENUE BASE REVOLVING FUND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SALES REVENUE SAVINGS SELF-FINANCING SOCIAL SERVICES SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SOURCES OF FUNDS SUBSIDIZATION SUPPLY COSTS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TARIFF ADJUSTMENT TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REFORMS TIME PERIOD TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS USES VEHICLES VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE VOUCHER World Bank Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification |
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This report documents the Lao
People's Democratic Republic's success story in
rapid national electrification integrated within a broader
strategy of national and rural development. In fifteen years
(1995-2009), electricity access more than quadrupled, from
about 15 percent in 1995 to 69 percent in 2009 -- and the
program is on track to achieve the government's target
of 70 percent national coverage by 2010 year-end. This
expanded electricity access resulted in over 700,000
household connections by 2009 year-end, from about 120,000
households connected in 1995. The government of Lao PDR
(GoL) has pursued a pragmatic and purposeful approach.
Further, a series of government policy initiatives helped
steer the rapid liberalization and modernization of the
national economy, as a consequence of which the economy has
grown at an average annual rate of 6.5 percent since 2001.
The key to the successful implementation of the national
electrification program in Lao PDR has been its
institutional model of grid extension and rollout driven by
the national electricity utility, Electricite du Laos (EDL).
The government recognized from the start that state
subsidies would be required to ensure retail tariffs and the
connection fee for grid access would be affordable by poorer
segments of the population, especially as the grid s reach
extended deeper into the rural areas of the country, where
the vast majority of the population resides and incomes
typically decline. The Power to the Poor (P2P) Program
implemented by EDL is a targeted, subsidized, affordable,
and sustainable financing mechanism for connection and
indoor wiring. Lao PDR is on the threshold of graduating
from Least Developed Country status. The power sector has
been a key partner in the nation s development so far.
However, looking ahead, new demands and expectations of the
sector pose new and different challenges. |
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Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification |
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Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification |
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Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification |
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Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification |
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Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification |
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lao pdr - power to the people : twenty years of national electrification |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-129002021-04-23T14:03:03Z Lao PDR - Power to the People : Twenty Years of National Electrification World Bank ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ACTION PLAN AFFORDABILITY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM APPROACH ARREARS AVERAGE TARIFF BACKBONE BALANCE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BEST-PRACTICE BIOMASS BORDER TRADE BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS ACUMEN CAPABILITIES CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR BATTERIES COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPETITIVENESS COMPUTERS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION FEE COPYRIGHT CORPORATE CULTURE COST OF SERVICE COST RECOVERY COUPONS CREDITS CROSS-SUBSIDIES CURRENCY CUSTOMER BASE CUSTOMER SEGMENT CUSTOMER SEGMENTS CUSTOMER SERVICE DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS DECENTRALIZATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DISTRIBUTION ASSETS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOMESTIC POWER SECTOR DOMESTIC TARIFFS EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC VIABILITY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY LAW ELECTRICITY SALES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY UTILITY ELECTRIFICATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY OFFICIALS ENERGY SERVICES ENROLLMENT EQUIPMENT ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS FACILITATION FAMILIES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL VIABILITY FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FUNDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GENDER GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GRACE PERIOD GRID CONNECTION GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID EXPANSION GRID EXTENSION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HARDWARE HOLDING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER PLANT ICT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IMPLEMENTING AGENCY INCOME LEVEL INCOME STREAM INFLATION INNOVATIONS INSTALLATION INSTALLMENTS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT PROJECTS JOINT VENTURE KEY CHALLENGES LENDERS LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MATURITY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK SECURITY NETWORKS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PEAK LOAD PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PHOTO PILOT PROJECT PIPELINE POLICY SUPPORT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POWER POWER CAPACITY POWER COMPANY POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER FLOWS POWER GRID POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POWER SYSTEM PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGIN PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RADIO RELIABILITY REPAYMENT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESULT RESULTS RETAIL ELECTRICITY RETAIL TARIFFS RETURN REVENUE BASE REVOLVING FUND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SALES REVENUE SAVINGS SELF-FINANCING SOCIAL SERVICES SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SOURCES OF FUNDS SUBSIDIZATION SUPPLY COSTS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT TARGETS TARIFF ADJUSTMENT TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REFORMS TIME PERIOD TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION LINES TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS USES VEHICLES VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE VOUCHER This report documents the Lao People's Democratic Republic's success story in rapid national electrification integrated within a broader strategy of national and rural development. In fifteen years (1995-2009), electricity access more than quadrupled, from about 15 percent in 1995 to 69 percent in 2009 -- and the program is on track to achieve the government's target of 70 percent national coverage by 2010 year-end. This expanded electricity access resulted in over 700,000 household connections by 2009 year-end, from about 120,000 households connected in 1995. The government of Lao PDR (GoL) has pursued a pragmatic and purposeful approach. Further, a series of government policy initiatives helped steer the rapid liberalization and modernization of the national economy, as a consequence of which the economy has grown at an average annual rate of 6.5 percent since 2001. The key to the successful implementation of the national electrification program in Lao PDR has been its institutional model of grid extension and rollout driven by the national electricity utility, Electricite du Laos (EDL). The government recognized from the start that state subsidies would be required to ensure retail tariffs and the connection fee for grid access would be affordable by poorer segments of the population, especially as the grid s reach extended deeper into the rural areas of the country, where the vast majority of the population resides and incomes typically decline. The Power to the Poor (P2P) Program implemented by EDL is a targeted, subsidized, affordable, and sustainable financing mechanism for connection and indoor wiring. Lao PDR is on the threshold of graduating from Least Developed Country status. The power sector has been a key partner in the nation s development so far. However, looking ahead, new demands and expectations of the sector pose new and different challenges. 2013-03-25T16:52:21Z 2013-03-25T16:52:21Z 2012 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16371283/lao-pdr-power-people-twenty-years-national-electrification http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12900 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific |