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Scaling Up Access to Electricity : The Case of Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorSadeque, Zubair
dc.contributor.authorRysankova, Dana
dc.contributor.authorElahi, Raihan
dc.contributor.authorSoni, Ruchi
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-17T16:07:57Z
dc.date.available2014-06-17T16:07:57Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-13
dc.description.abstractThis knowledge note is the second of three case studies that concerns scaling up access to electricity in Africa, Bangladesh, and Rwanda. Since its inception in 2003, Bangladesh's solar home system program has installed about three million electrification systems in rural households, two-thirds of them in the last three years. The program is the most dynamic off-grid electrification program in the world, benefitting more than 15 million people and contributing about 130 MW in renewable energy generation capacity. The case study for Bangladesh is interesting, because off-grid electrification is crucial to reaching universal access. Achieving universal access to modern energy services is one of the three complementary objectives of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative. Bangladesh's rural electrification program was initiated in 1977 with the creation of the Rural Electrification Board (REB). Yet, it was estimated that at the prevailing pace of grid electrification, Bangladesh was going to take 50 years to reach universal access. By 2002, it had become apparent that an off-grid approach was needed to complement efforts to extend the grid. When the World Bank's first RERED project was being designed in 2002, a two-pronged approach was adopted to promote the use of solar home systems in rural areas, thereby leveraging the country's renewable energy potential, while continuing to help the REB and rural cooperatives improve their operational and financial performance. The program s final design is a good example of how international experience and local know-how can come together to yield an innovative design that suits the country's circumstances. The project's design was flexible (with a range of subsidies and system sizes, for example), allowing for quick adaptation to evolving technology and market conditions, and to consumer feedback.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19669152/scaling-up-access-electricity-case-bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18679
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18679
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLive Wire, 2014/21
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectAFFORDABLE FINANCING
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectAPPLIANCES
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAUTOMATION
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBATTERIES
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOGAS DIGESTERS
dc.subjectBLACK CARBON
dc.subjectBOTTOM LINE
dc.subjectBURNING COAL
dc.subjectBUSINESS ADVISORY
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLANNING
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLLECTION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMPONENTS
dc.subjectCONCENTRATES
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCONSUMER CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSUMER CREDIT
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOST-SHARING
dc.subjectCREDIT LINE
dc.subjectCUSTOMER SERVICE
dc.subjectDEBTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT COMPANY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectDRY CELLS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectENERGY INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectENERGY MIX
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectENERGY PRACTICE
dc.subjectENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFACILITATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL TRACK RECORDS
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTION
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectGRID OPTIONS
dc.subjectGRID POWER
dc.subjectGRID SOLUTIONS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT GENERATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINSTALLMENTS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKNOW-HOW
dc.subjectLIGHTING
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOAN REPAYMENT
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEDIA CAMPAIGN
dc.subjectMEDIA CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMFI
dc.subjectMFIS
dc.subjectMICRO-GRIDS
dc.subjectMICROCREDIT
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE LOANS
dc.subjectMINI-GRIDS
dc.subjectNATIONAL GRID
dc.subjectNAVIGATION
dc.subjectNEW BUSINESS
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPE
dc.subjectPEAK DEMAND
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectREFRIGERATORS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectRENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectREPAYMENT PERIOD
dc.subjectRISK PERCEPTION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIC
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR LANTERNS
dc.subjectSOLAR PANEL
dc.subjectSOLAR PANELS
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWIND POWER CAPACITY
dc.subjectWIND SITES
dc.titleScaling Up Access to Electricity : The Case of Bangladeshen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2014-06-13
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:12:29.666045Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19669152/scaling-up-access-electricity-case-bangladesh
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitEnergy Unit (SEGEN)
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