Rural Electrification and Rural Development

摘要: Recent interest in rural electrification has emphasised the importance of linking its development with productive uses for energy and poverty reduction. This been viewed as necessary to increase pace reduce concentration on a relatively small number developing countries. Despite this emphasis, progress electrifying remote areas slow. In part attributed emphasis cost recovery reliance private sector deliver electricity widely. chapter reviews literature role relation infrastructure, particularly infrastructure areas, economic growth development. It focus reduction by major international agencies examines arguments increasing incomes. critically social issues underlying electrification, drawing experience both grid off-grid applications countries assesses impact ability generate income areas. Conclusions are drawn beneficiaries constraints that faced stimulating activity will contribute making more feasible affordable complementary services appropriate institutions support electrification.