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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Main Author: World Bank
Format: ESMAP Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: 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
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spelling okr-10986-203002021-04-23T14:03:37Z Peru : Rural Electrification World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY CERTAIN EXTENT CLINICS COASTAL REGIONS COST SAVINGS COVERS DELIVERY MECHANISMS DIESEL FUEL DONATIONS DRINKING WATER ECONOMISTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY END-USERS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EXPENDITURES ENERGY PRACTICES ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SERVICE ENERGY USE ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DESIGN ENGINEERING FIRMS ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE HYDROCARBONS HYDROELECTRIC POWER HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS INCOME INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IRRIGATION LEGISLATION LIVING CONDITIONS MINES NUTRITION PER CAPITA INCOME POTENTIAL INVESTORS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER GENERATION POWER SYSTEMS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUMPS RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY SANITATION SIGNS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIOECONOMIC DATA SOLAR ENERGY STRUCTURES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING MODULES URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATIONS WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED 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. 2014-09-30T18:53:38Z 2014-09-30T18:53:38Z 2001-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/02/1346335/peru-rural-electrification http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20300 English en_US Energy Sector Management Assistance Programm (ESMAP);no. ESM 238 / 01 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Peru
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language English
en_US
topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
CERTAIN EXTENT
CLINICS
COASTAL REGIONS
COST SAVINGS
COVERS
DELIVERY MECHANISMS
DIESEL FUEL
DONATIONS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMISTS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
END-USERS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EXPENDITURES
ENERGY PRACTICES
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SERVICE
ENERGY USE
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING DESIGN
ENGINEERING FIRMS
ENGINEERS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
EXPENDITURES
HEALTH CARE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
IRRIGATION
LEGISLATION
LIVING CONDITIONS
MINES
NUTRITION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER SYSTEMS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PUMPS
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
SANITATION
SIGNS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
SOLAR ENERGY
STRUCTURES
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRAINING MODULES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATIONS
WATER SUPPLY
WATERSHED
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
CERTAIN EXTENT
CLINICS
COASTAL REGIONS
COST SAVINGS
COVERS
DELIVERY MECHANISMS
DIESEL FUEL
DONATIONS
DRINKING WATER
ECONOMISTS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
END-USERS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EXPENDITURES
ENERGY PRACTICES
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SERVICE
ENERGY USE
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING DESIGN
ENGINEERING FIRMS
ENGINEERS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
EXPENDITURES
HEALTH CARE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
IRRIGATION
LEGISLATION
LIVING CONDITIONS
MINES
NUTRITION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER SYSTEMS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PUMPS
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
SANITATION
SIGNS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIOECONOMIC DATA
SOLAR ENERGY
STRUCTURES
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRAINING MODULES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATIONS
WATER SUPPLY
WATERSHED
World Bank
Peru : Rural Electrification
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Peru
relation Energy Sector Management Assistance Programm (ESMAP);no. ESM 238 / 01
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Peru : Rural Electrification
title_short Peru : Rural Electrification
title_full Peru : Rural Electrification
title_fullStr Peru : Rural Electrification
title_full_unstemmed Peru : Rural Electrification
title_sort peru : rural electrification
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/02/1346335/peru-rural-electrification
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20300
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