From the bottom up : how small power producers and mini-grids can deliver electrification and renewable energy in Africa (English)

Rural Africa's low level of electrification is a topic of much discussion. One widely cited estimate is that only fourteen percent of rural households in Sub- Saharan Africa have access to electricity (2012). As a first step to improving access, most governments in the region have developed national electrification strategies. Virtually every one of those strategies recommends a two-track approach to providing greater access to grid-based electrification...

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Author

Greacen,Chris;

Knuckles,James Albert;

Siyambalapitiya,Tilak;

Tenenbaum,Bernard W.;
Document Date
2014/01/10
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
84042
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/01/17
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
From the bottom up : how small power producers and mini-grids can deliver electrification and renewable energy in Africa
Keywords
small power producer

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

3A-Africa Electrification Experience (AEE) -- P110999

Major Sector

FY17 - Energy and Extractives

FY17 - Financial Sector

Theme

FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Mitigation,FY17 - Rural Development,FY17 - Enterprise Development,FY17 - Urban Development,FY17 - Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - MSME Development,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - MSME Finance,FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access,FY17 - Public Private Partnerships,FY17 - Gender

Sector

FY17 - Other Energy and Extractives,FY17 - Renewable Energy Wind,FY17 - Renewable Energy Solar,FY17 - Renewable Energy Geothermal,FY17 - Renewable Energy Biomass,FY17 - Other Non-bank Financial Institutions

TF No/Name

TF093878-3A-ESMAP AFR. ELECTRIFICATION EXPERIENCE,TF092537-3A-ESMAP AFR. ELECTRIFICATION EXPERIENCE,TF098677-ESMAP Africa Electrification Experience,TF010713-ESMAP Africa Electrification Experience,TF011298-GPOBA - Africa Electrification Experience (AEE),TF012819-GPOBA - Africa Electrification Experience (AEE),TF016441-Africa Electrification Experience (AEE)

Topics

Energy and Extractives,Energy and Water,Power and Electricity Sector,Renewable Energy,Rural Electrification,

Historic Topics

Energy, Rural Development, Water Resources,

Historic SubTopics

Energy Demand, Energy Policies & Economics, Energy and Environment, Energy and Mining, Renewable Energy, Rural Energy, Rural and Renewable Energy, Water and Energy,

Unit Owning

Infra AFR Energy 2 (IAWE2)

ISBN

978-1-4648-0093-1|978-1-4648-0111-2

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Directions in development|energy and mining;

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/978-1-4648-0093-1

Product Line

Technical Assistance (Non-lending)

Citation

Greacen,Chris; Knuckles,James Albert; Siyambalapitiya,Tilak; Tenenbaum,Bernard W..

From the bottom up : how small power producers and mini-grids can deliver electrification and renewable energy in Africa (English). Directions in development|energy and mining Washington DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/507561468202200152

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