Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia
Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has focused on raising electrification rates, mainly by extending the national grid system to more villages and towns. The World Bank–funded Electricity Access Rural Expansion Project (Phase 2) was implemented since...
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okr-10986-263172021-05-25T08:58:24Z Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia Barnes, Douglas F. Golumbeanu, Raluca Diaw, Issa ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION OUTPUT-BASED AID HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE CONNECTION COSTS Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has focused on raising electrification rates, mainly by extending the national grid system to more villages and towns. The World Bank–funded Electricity Access Rural Expansion Project (Phase 2) was implemented since 2007 to assist the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to develop a sustainable program for expanding access to electricity in rural communities. As part of the project, a GPOBA grant was provided to the national utility to make the adoption of electricity more affordable for rural populations. The national utility agreed to allow customers to pay for the connection charge over time, thus lowering the financial barrier to adopting electricity. The results of an impact assessment analysis reported in this study show that increasing numbers of households adopted electricity because they could spread out the connection cost over time. Because more households connected to the electricity supply, they were able to take advantage of the many benefits of electricity. Connection-charge programs are an important component of strategies for rural electrification. However, they are not a panacea for all that ails the power companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Complementary programs to encourage greater use of electricity would include providing credit for new businesses and incentives for households to adopt efficient electric appliances. 2017-03-29T22:19:38Z 2017-03-29T22:19:38Z 2016 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781791487789244953/Beyond-electricity-access-output-based-aid-and-rural-electrification-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26317 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Africa Ethiopia |
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Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has
focused on raising electrification rates, mainly by
extending the national grid system to more villages and
towns. The World Bank–funded Electricity Access Rural
Expansion Project (Phase 2) was implemented since 2007 to
assist the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to develop a
sustainable program for expanding access to electricity in
rural communities. As part of the project, a GPOBA grant was
provided to the national utility to make the adoption of
electricity more affordable for rural populations. The
national utility agreed to allow customers to pay for the
connection charge over time, thus lowering the financial
barrier to adopting electricity. The results of an impact
assessment analysis reported in this study show that
increasing numbers of households adopted electricity because
they could spread out the connection cost over time. Because
more households connected to the electricity supply, they
were able to take advantage of the many benefits of
electricity. Connection-charge programs are an important
component of strategies for rural electrification. However,
they are not a panacea for all that ails the power companies
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Complementary programs to encourage
greater use of electricity would include providing credit
for new businesses and incentives for households to adopt
efficient electric appliances. |
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Barnes, Douglas F. Golumbeanu, Raluca Diaw, Issa |
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Barnes, Douglas F. Golumbeanu, Raluca Diaw, Issa |
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Barnes, Douglas F. |
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Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia |
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Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia |
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Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia |
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Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia |
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Beyond Electricity Access : Output-Based Aid and Rural Electrification in Ethiopia |
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beyond electricity access : output-based aid and rural electrification in ethiopia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781791487789244953/Beyond-electricity-access-output-based-aid-and-rural-electrification-in-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26317 |
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