The Economics of Rural Energy Use in Developing Countries
Author : Ujjayant Chakravorty
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File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2022
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Author : Ujjayant Chakravorty
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File Size : 28,26 MB
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Author : Douglas F. Barnes
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 2011
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Abstract The energy problems of the developing world are both serious and widespread. Lack of access to sufficient and sustainable supplies of energy affects as much as 90% of the population of many developing countries. Some 2 billion people are without electricity; a similar number remain dependent on fuels such as animal dung, crop residues, wood, and charcoal to cook their daily meals. Without efficient, clean energy, people are undermined in their efforts to engage effectively in productive activities or to improve their quality of life. Developing countries are facing two crucial-and related-problems in the energy sector. The first is the widespread inefficient production and use of traditional energy sources, such as fuelwood and agricultural residues, which pose economic, environmental, and health threats. The second is the highly uneven distribution and use of modern energy sources, such as electricity, petroleum products, and liquefied or compressed natural gas, which pose important issues of economics, equity, and quality of life. To address these problems, this paper evaluates some successful programs and recommends that governments support market-oriented approaches that make the energy market equally accessible and attractive to local investors, communities, and consumers. Such approaches ideally improve access to energy for rural and poor people by revising energy pricing and by making the first costs of the transition to modern and more sustainable uses of energy more affordable.
Author : Andrew Barnett
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
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Monograph including a substantial literature survey of ruralenergy problems in developing countries - examines social research issues concerned with understanding energy needs and power demand, methodologys for further research and surveys, etc., and discusses processes of technological change appropriate for rural areas, incl. Technological self reliance. Bibliographys pp. 78 to 209 and references.
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Page : 102 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 33,49 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251023174
Author : United Nations. Group of Experts on the Role of New and Renewable Sources of Energy in Integrated Rural Development
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Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Douglas F. Barnes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2019-03-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429713304
This book offers important historical information on the state of rural electrification in the 1980s. It also summarizes the development of benefit evaluation methods, along with findings from recent research on the impact of rural electrification for development.
Author : Miguel S. Wionczek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 21,68 MB
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429724934
For the half of the world's population still dependent on wood and other traditional fuels for basic cooking and heating needs, a serious supply crisis is emerging: forests are disappearing and population pressure on other energy sources is mounting. This book analyzes the energy problems of those caught in the trap of rural subsistence and explores the role energy might play in the transition away from subsistence. It includes eight specially commissioned studies of different developing countries and a review of the small-scale energy technologies presently available for rural use.
Author : Subhes Bhattacharyya
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1447146735
More than 1.3 billion people worldwide lack access to electricity. Although extension of the electricity grid remains the preferred mode of electrification, off-grid electrification can offer a solution to such cases. Rural Electrification through Decentralised Off-grid Systems in Developing Countries provides a review of rural electrification experiences with an emphasis on off-grid electrification and presents business-related aspects including participatory arrangements, financing, and regulatory governance. Organized in three parts, Rural Electrification through Decentralised Off-grid Systems in Developing Countries provides comprehensive coverage and state-of-the art reviews which appraise the reader of the latest trend in the thinking. The first part presents the background information on electricity access, discusses the developmental implications of lack of electricity infrastructure and provides a review of alternative off-grid technologies. The second part presents a review of experiences from various regions (South Asia, China, Africa, South East Asia and South America). Finally, the third part deals with business dimensions and covers participatory business models, funding challenges for electrification and regulatory and governance issues. Based on the research carried out under the EPSRC/ DfID funded research grant for off-grid electrification in South Asia, Rural Electrification through Decentralised Off-grid Systems in Developing Countries provides a multi-disciplinary perspective of the rural electrification challenge through off-grid systems. Providing a practical introduction for students, this is also a key reference for engineers and governing bodies working with off-grid electrification.
Author : Pradeep Chaturvedi
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 38,38 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788170227212
Deals indepth with the biomass production and requirement in South Asia, with special reference to India.