Increasing Human Capital by Electrifying Health Centers and Schools through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
The electrification of health centers, schools, and other public institutions has been limited by the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction, and the accumulation of human capital....
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/772071580275548144/Increasing-Human-Capital-by-Electrifying-Health-Centers-and-Schools-through-Off-Grid-Solar-Solutions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33276 |
| Summary: | The electrification of health centers,
schools, and other public institutions has been limited by
the slow expansion of national grids, which has staggering
consequences for economic growth, poverty reduction, and the
accumulation of human capital. Off-grid solar solutions have
enormous potential to address the problem, both in
Sub-Saharan Africa and across the world, but simply
purchasing and installing the units without providing for
adequate maintenance is not effective. Installing
stand-alone solar units and servicing them through long-term
performance-based contracts can give public institutions the
electricity service they need at a cost governments can afford. |
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