Fighting Poverty through Decentralized Renewable Energy : Energy SME Conference, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Decentralized energy services remain at the forefront in the fight against poverty. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are driving this effort to provide an alternative to state-owned utilities and other large energy providers in poor and developin...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCING AFFORDABILITY AFFORDABLE ENERGY AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPLY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ANIMAL DUNG APPROACH BANKS BARRIERS TO ENTRY BATTERIES BATTERY CHARGING BATTERY CHARGING STATIONS BIOGAS BIOMASS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS GASIFICATION BIOMASS SOURCE BIOMASS STOVES BIOMASS USE BORROWING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CARBON CHARCOAL COLLATERAL COOK STOVE COOK STOVES COOKING CREDIT FACILITIES CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDITS CROP CROP RESIDUE DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEFORESTATION DELIVERY OF ENERGY DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICE DEMAND FOR ENERGY DIESEL DIESEL CONSUMPTION DIESEL FUEL DIESEL FUEL CONSUMPTION DIESEL GENERATORS DISTILLERIES DISTRIBUTION PROBLEMS DOMESTIC USE DONOR FUND DOWN PAYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFICIENT STOVES ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY COSTS ELECTRICITY SECTOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY EMPOWERMENT END USER END USERS END-USERS ENERGY ACCESS ENERGY ALTERNATIVES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY COSTS ENERGY INDUSTRY ENERGY PRODUCTS ENERGY PROJECTS ENERGY PROVIDERS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTORS ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRUCTURE ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ENERGY USE ENTREPRENEURS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL COST FUEL COSTS GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY GASIFIER GENDER GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GRID AREAS GRID CONNECTION GRID ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID POWER HEALTH HAZARD HIGH INTEREST RATES HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES HOUSEHOLD DEMAND HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION HYDROPOWER PLANT INCOME INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE KEROSENE KEROSENE LAMPS LACK OF ACCESS LIGHTING LOAD FACTOR LOAN LOAN PROGRAM LOAN TERM LOAN TERMS MICRO ENTERPRISES MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICRO-HYDRO NO ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY OPERATING COSTS ORGANIC MATERIAL ORGANIC WASTE PARTIAL CREDIT PILOT PROJECTS PLANT OWNERS POLLUTION POST-COMBUSTION POWER POWER PLANTS POWER PRODUCERS PRODUCTION CAPACITY PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION CREDITS PRODUCTION FACILITIES PROFITABILITY PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAW MATERIALS RENEWABLE ENERGY REPAYMENT RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL CLIENTS RURAL ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAVINGS SAVINGS GROUPS SMALL BUSINESSES SMOKE SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR LANTERN SOLAR LANTERNS SOLAR PANEL SOLAR PANELS SOLAR POWER SOYA SUGAR SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOURCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION TRADITIONAL STOVE TRADITIONAL STOVES TRANSACTION COSTS TURBINES UTILITIES UTILITY COMPANY VILLAGE VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VOLTAGE WOOD WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/17682997/fighting-poverty-through-decentralized-renewable-energy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17522

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Summary:	Decentralized energy services remain at the forefront in the fight against poverty. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are driving this effort to provide an alternative to state-owned utilities and other large energy providers in poor and developing countries. SMEs allow entrepreneurs to provide alternative energy supply in remote and rural areas while also providing jobs, lowering energy costs, and reducing carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. The document provided a forum to discuss the specific role of SMEs in the energy sectors of Cambodia and Lao people's democratic Republic and establish a blueprint for SME involvement in alternative energy products and services in other countries.

Fighting Poverty through Decentralized Renewable Energy : Energy SME Conference, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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