Brazil Background Study for a National Rural Electrification Strategy : Aiming for Universal Access

Brazil Background Study for a National Rural Electrification Strategy : Aiming for Universal Access

According to data from the 2000 Census, about 27 percent of Brazil's rural population still lacks access to electricity. This represents more than 2.5 million households. In comparison, the same statistic is about 20 percent in Argentina, Chil...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: ESMAP Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BUSINESS MODELS
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPTIVE USERS
CARBON
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE CHANGE
COAL
COLLABORATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CONCESSION AGREEMENTS
COVERS
DEBT
DECENTRALIZED RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
DIESEL GENERATORS
DIESEL SYSTEMS
DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFECTIVE ALLOCATION
ELECTRIC LIGHTING
ELECTRICAL ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY ACCESS
ELECTRICITY COMPANY
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SERVICE
ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY MARKET
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SERVICES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
GENERATION EQUIPMENT
GENERATORS
GRID EXPANSION
GRID EXTENSION
GRIDS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
INTEREST RATES
LEARNING
MARKET STRUCTURE
MINES
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATURAL GAS
POLICY DECISIONS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POWER GENERATION
POWER INDUSTRY
POWER PRODUCERS
POWER SECTOR
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE SIGNALS
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAMS
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUOTAS
REGULATORY AGENCY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RESIDENTIAL USERS
RURAL ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGY
SMALL HYDROPOWER
SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
STAKEHOLDERS
STRUCTURES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOOLS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSACTION COSTS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/6046544/brazil-background-study-national-rural-electrification-strategy-aiming-universal-access
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18075
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Summary:According to data from the 2000 Census, about 27 percent of Brazil's rural population still lacks access to electricity. This represents more than 2.5 million households. In comparison, the same statistic is about 20 percent in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. The figure includes the achievements of the Luz no Campo program, which will complete its first implementation phase with more than 600,000 new connections, but also users with precarious or illegal access to electricity. One important message from the census data is that the absence of a basic and modern energy source affects particularly low-income families, which end up paying a much higher price for energy service per kWh (because they use batteries) and living with poor quality lighting (from kerosene or LPG lamps), or both.

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