The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification : A Reassessment of the Costs and Benefits

It has long been claimed that rural electrification greatly improves the quality of life. Lighting alone brings benefits such as increased study time and improved study environment for school children, extended hours for small businesses, and great...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABSENCE OF CREDIT ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ALLOCATION OF FUNDS APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANK CONDITIONALITY BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BASIC NEED BIOMASS BIOMASS ENERGY CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL COST CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CITIES CLEAN WATER CLINICS COMMUNES COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEMAND COMMUNITY FACILITIES CONSUMER EDUCATION COOPERATIVES COST DIFFERENTIALS COST-EFFECTIVENESS COUNTERFACTUAL CREDIT MARKETS CROSS-SUBSIDIES DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEMAND CURVE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DIESEL DIESEL GENERATORS DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY ECONOMIC CRITERIA ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGNS EFFICIENT ENERGY USE ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFF ELECTRICITY UTILITIES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYMENT ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGY ENERGY SUPPLY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FEMALE FINANCES FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL REFORMS FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FINANCIAL VIABILITY FIRST LOAN FIRST LOANS FUEL FUEL SWITCHING FUELS GENDER GENDER ASPECT GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER ISSUES GENDER POLICY GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT GRID CONNECTION GRID CONNECTIONS GRID ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRIFICATION GRID EXPANSION GRID EXTENSION GRID INTEGRATION GRID SYSTEMS HANDICRAFTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HYDRO POWER HYDROELECTRIC PLANT HYDROELECTRIC POWER HYDROPOWER ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERVENTIONS IRRIGATION KEROSENE LATIN AMERICAN LENDER LINES OF CREDIT LOAN NEW COMMUNITIES NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES PEAK DEMAND PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PHOTOVOLTAIC] SYSTEMS PILOT PROJECTS PLANTATIONS POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY FOCUS POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POWER POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER GENERATION POWER PROJECT POWER SECTOR POWER STATION PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRICE OF OIL RATES OF RETURN REMOTE AREAS REMOTE COMMUNITIES REMOTE LOCATIONS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES REPAYMENT REPAYMENT PERIODS RESETTLEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME RURAL INCOME GENERATION RURAL INCOMES RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION RURAL POWER RURAL TRANSFORMATION RURAL VILLAGES SHOPS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL TOWNS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL WELFARE SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS SOLAR PANELS SOLAR POWER SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY SUBSIDIZATION SUPPLY COSTS SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TARGETING TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF STRUCTURES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERMAL POWER TOWNS TRANSMISSION GRID TRANSMISSION LINE TRANSMISSION LINE LOSSES TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS UTILITY COMPANY VILLAGE VILLAGES VOLTAGE WAR WIND WIND POWER WOMAN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9850725/welfare-impact-rural-electrification-reassessment-costs-benefits-ieg-impact-evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6519