Output-Based Aid in Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project
Electrification can be a significant driver for improving livelihoods in rural communities. In rural Mali, where more than 80 percent of the country’s population lives, the electrification rate is only 15 percent. Increasing access to electricity i...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/24992005/output-based-aid-mali-rural-electrification-hybrid-system-project http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23488 |
| Summary: | Electrification can be a significant
driver for improving livelihoods in rural communities. In
rural Mali, where more than 80 percent of the country’s
population lives, the electrification rate is only 15
percent. Increasing access to electricity in rural Mali is
crucial for economic development, social cohesion, and
reconstruction following the country’s recent period of
conflict, political instability, and food insecurity. This
note discusses an innovative output-based aid (OBA) project
in rural Mali, the first such project in the energy sector
to support development of mini-grids on a large scale. The
project complements an innovative hybrid-system model
supported by the International Development Association (IDA)
and climate investment funds and scaling up renewable energy
in low income countries program (SREP) to expand rural
access to modern energy services and increase renewable generation. |
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