Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Grid connectivity in rural Lao PDR yields widespread benefits: substantial improvements in household income, spending, ownership of durable assets, and children's education. Policymakers should consider extending grid-connectivity to household...

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Main Authors: Sumad, Hussain, Portale, Elisa
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/684321536097966939/Making-a-Difference-in-Peoples-Lives-Rural-Electrification-in-the-Lao-Peoples-Democratic-Republic
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spelling okr-10986-303902021-05-25T10:54:41Z Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic Sumad, Hussain Portale, Elisa RURAL ELECTRIFICATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION ELECTRICITY DEMAND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CLIMATE CHANGE Grid connectivity in rural Lao PDR yields widespread benefits: substantial improvements in household income, spending, ownership of durable assets, and children's education. Policymakers should consider extending grid-connectivity to households still off the grid. For connected households, reliability and quality of service should be improved. Grid power in Lao PDR is subject to seasonality due to its reliance on hydropower. Avoiding outages in the dry season can be temporarily solved by having households reduce their electricity consumption. A long-term solution will depend on increasing energy efficiency, adding generation capacity, and extending the grid. 2018-09-07T19:49:05Z 2018-09-07T19:49:05Z 2018-09-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/684321536097966939/Making-a-Difference-in-Peoples-Lives-Rural-Electrification-in-the-Lao-Peoples-Democratic-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30390 English Live Wire;2018/93 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic
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topic RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
spellingShingle RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
Sumad, Hussain
Portale, Elisa
Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
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description Grid connectivity in rural Lao PDR yields widespread benefits: substantial improvements in household income, spending, ownership of durable assets, and children's education. Policymakers should consider extending grid-connectivity to households still off the grid. For connected households, reliability and quality of service should be improved. Grid power in Lao PDR is subject to seasonality due to its reliance on hydropower. Avoiding outages in the dry season can be temporarily solved by having households reduce their electricity consumption. A long-term solution will depend on increasing energy efficiency, adding generation capacity, and extending the grid.
format Brief
author Sumad, Hussain
Portale, Elisa
author_facet Sumad, Hussain
Portale, Elisa
author_sort Sumad, Hussain
title Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_short Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_full Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_fullStr Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_full_unstemmed Making a Difference in People's Lives : Rural Electrification in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_sort making a difference in people's lives : rural electrification in the lao people's democratic republic
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/684321536097966939/Making-a-Difference-in-Peoples-Lives-Rural-Electrification-in-the-Lao-Peoples-Democratic-Republic
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