Peru : Rural Electrification
The report analyzes rural electrification in Peru, in the context of social development, reviews the legal framework, and national rural electrification strategies, and examines opportunities for gaining access to electricity services. Regardless o...
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| Format: | ESMAP Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/02/1346335/peru-rural-electrification http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20300 |
| Summary: | The report analyzes rural
electrification in Peru, in the context of social
development, reviews the legal framework, and national rural
electrification strategies, and examines opportunities for
gaining access to electricity services. Regardless of the
evident efforts recently made - the rural electrification
coefficient increased from five percent in 1993, to twenty
percent by 1997 - to improve rural access to electricity,
much remains to be done, since six million households still
have no access, aggravated by the fact that the majority of
these people live in areas so isolated, that the likelihood
to access the national grid, is not expected anytime soon.
Furthermore, the majority of the rural population will most
likely access electricity by using small isolated power
supply systems, a questionable approach, since such systems
are highly costly, and because they are seemingly
unsustainable. Based on selection criteria, and survey
results, the report identifies a case study on the
management system in Chalan, reporting weaknesses such as
vulnerability to interference by municipal authorities,
social bias in tariff implementation, and uncertainty
regarding poverty ownership. The National Electrification
Plan calls for an increase of the electrification rate,
expecting this increase will come from grid extension. And,
although private concessionaires are expected to extend the
grid, it is doubtful this will be applicable to rural
electrification. International experience indicates the need
to structure different institutional models, and financial
delivery systems, not only in the construction of systems,
but in the operation, and maintenance aspects. |
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