São Tomé and Príncipe - Beyond Connections : Energy Access Diagnostic Report Based on the Multi-Tier Framework
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is one of the smallest economies in Africa, a lower-middle-income, developing small-island state with a fragile economy, and it is therefore highly vulnerable to exogenous shocks. The World Bank, with support from the en...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/324411572439291030/São-Tomé-and-Príncipe-Beyond-Connections-Energy-Access-Diagnostic-Report-Based-on-the-Multi-Tier-Framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32796 |
| Summary: | São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is one of
the smallest economies in Africa, a lower-middle-income,
developing small-island state with a fragile economy, and it
is therefore highly vulnerable to exogenous shocks. The
World Bank, with support from the energy sector management
assistance program (ESMAP), has launched the global survey
on energy access, using the multi-tier framework (MTF)
approach. The survey’s objective is to provide more nuanced
data on energy access, including access to electricity and
cooking solutions. The MTF approach goes beyond the
traditional binary measurement of energy access to capture
the multidimensional nature of energy access and the vast
range of technologies and sources that can provide energy
access, while accounting for the wide differences in user
experience. The importance and wide-ranging impact of energy
access is recognized by the United Nations under sustainable
development goal 7.1, which seeks universal access to
affordable, reliable, and modern energy services. The
government of STP has been committed to achieving
sustainable development goal 7 to benefit its people, and
has thus collaborated with the World Bank to realize the MTF
survey to obtain guidance on setting targets, policies, and
investment strategies for enhancing energy access. |
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