Publication: Scaling Up Access to Electricity : The Case of Bangladesh
dc.contributor.author | Sadeque, Zubair | |
dc.contributor.author | Rysankova, Dana | |
dc.contributor.author | Elahi, Raihan | |
dc.contributor.author | Soni, Ruchi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-17T16:07:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-17T16:07:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06-13 | |
dc.description.abstract | This 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.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19669152/scaling-up-access-electricity-case-bangladesh | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/18679 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18679 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Live Wire, 2014/21 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY | |
dc.subject | ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY | |
dc.subject | ADVISORY SERVICES | |
dc.subject | AFFORDABILITY | |
dc.subject | AFFORDABLE FINANCING | |
dc.subject | ALTERNATIVE ENERGY | |
dc.subject | ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES | |
dc.subject | APPLIANCES | |
dc.subject | APPROACH | |
dc.subject | AUTOMATION | |
dc.subject | AVAILABILITY | |
dc.subject | BANK LENDING | |
dc.subject | BATTERIES | |
dc.subject | BIOGAS | |
dc.subject | BIOGAS DIGESTERS | |
dc.subject | BLACK CARBON | |
dc.subject | BOTTOM LINE | |
dc.subject | BURNING COAL | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS ADVISORY | |
dc.subject | BUSINESS PLANNING | |
dc.subject | CARBON | |
dc.subject | CARBON DIOXIDE | |
dc.subject | CASH FLOW | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE CHANGE | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY | |
dc.subject | CO | |
dc.subject | CO2 | |
dc.subject | COAL | |
dc.subject | COLLECTION EFFICIENCY | |
dc.subject | COMBUSTION | |
dc.subject | COMMUNITIES | |
dc.subject | COMPONENTS | |
dc.subject | CONCENTRATES | |
dc.subject | CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS | |
dc.subject | CONSUMER CONFIDENCE | |
dc.subject | CONSUMER CREDIT | |
dc.subject | COOKING | |
dc.subject | COST-SHARING | |
dc.subject | CREDIT LINE | |
dc.subject | CUSTOMER SERVICE | |
dc.subject | DEBTS | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT BANK | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT COMPANY | |
dc.subject | DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | |
dc.subject | DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY | |
dc.subject | DRY CELLS | |
dc.subject | ECONOMIES OF SCALE | |
dc.subject | EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS | |
dc.subject | ELECTRIFICATION | |
dc.subject | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA | |
dc.subject | EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | ENERGY CONSUMPTION | |
dc.subject | ENERGY EFFICIENCY | |
dc.subject | ENERGY INDUSTRIES | |
dc.subject | ENERGY INVESTMENTS | |
dc.subject | ENERGY MIX | |
dc.subject | ENERGY OUTLOOK | |
dc.subject | ENERGY PRACTICE | |
dc.subject | ENERGY PROJECTS | |
dc.subject | ENERGY SERVICES | |
dc.subject | ENERGY SOURCES | |
dc.subject | ENERGY SYSTEMS | |
dc.subject | EQUIPMENT | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURE | |
dc.subject | EXPENDITURES | |
dc.subject | FACILITATION | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY | |
dc.subject | FINANCIAL TRACK RECORDS | |
dc.subject | FOSSIL | |
dc.subject | FOSSIL FUELS | |
dc.subject | GENDER | |
dc.subject | GENERATION CAPACITY | |
dc.subject | GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY | |
dc.subject | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GAS | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GASES | |
dc.subject | GRID CONNECTION | |
dc.subject | GRID CONNECTIONS | |
dc.subject | GRID ELECTRICITY | |
dc.subject | GRID ELECTRIFICATION | |
dc.subject | GRID OPTIONS | |
dc.subject | GRID POWER | |
dc.subject | GRID SOLUTIONS | |
dc.subject | HEAT | |
dc.subject | HEAT GENERATION | |
dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD ACCESS | |
dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION | |
dc.subject | HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |
dc.subject | INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES | |
dc.subject | INSTALLMENTS | |
dc.subject | INTEREST RATE | |
dc.subject | INTEREST RATES | |
dc.subject | INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | |
dc.subject | KEROSENE | |
dc.subject | KNOW-HOW | |
dc.subject | LIGHTING | |
dc.subject | LOAN | |
dc.subject | LOAN REPAYMENT | |
dc.subject | MEDIA | |
dc.subject | MEDIA CAMPAIGN | |
dc.subject | MEDIA CAMPAIGNS | |
dc.subject | METHANE | |
dc.subject | MFI | |
dc.subject | MFIS | |
dc.subject | MICRO-GRIDS | |
dc.subject | MICROCREDIT | |
dc.subject | MICROFINANCE | |
dc.subject | MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS | |
dc.subject | MICROFINANCE LOANS | |
dc.subject | MINI-GRIDS | |
dc.subject | NATIONAL GRID | |
dc.subject | NAVIGATION | |
dc.subject | NEW BUSINESS | |
dc.subject | NEW MARKET | |
dc.subject | NEW TECHNOLOGIES | |
dc.subject | NEW TECHNOLOGY | |
dc.subject | OIL | |
dc.subject | PE | |
dc.subject | PEAK DEMAND | |
dc.subject | PETROLEUM | |
dc.subject | PIPELINE | |
dc.subject | POWER | |
dc.subject | POWER SECTOR | |
dc.subject | REFRIGERATORS | |
dc.subject | REMITTANCES | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE ENERGY | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD | |
dc.subject | RENEWABLE SOURCES | |
dc.subject | REPAYMENT | |
dc.subject | REPAYMENT PERIOD | |
dc.subject | RISK PERCEPTION | |
dc.subject | RURAL AREAS | |
dc.subject | RURAL ELECTRIC | |
dc.subject | RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES | |
dc.subject | RURAL ELECTRICITY | |
dc.subject | RURAL ELECTRIFICATION | |
dc.subject | RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM | |
dc.subject | RURAL HOUSEHOLDS | |
dc.subject | SAVINGS | |
dc.subject | SMALL BUSINESSES | |
dc.subject | SOLAR ENERGY | |
dc.subject | SOLAR HOME | |
dc.subject | SOLAR HOME SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS | |
dc.subject | SOLAR LANTERNS | |
dc.subject | SOLAR PANEL | |
dc.subject | SOLAR PANELS | |
dc.subject | SOLAR POWER | |
dc.subject | SOLAR SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | SOLAR SYSTEMS | |
dc.subject | SOURCE OF ENERGY | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | |
dc.subject | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | |
dc.subject | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | |
dc.subject | UNIVERSAL ACCESS | |
dc.subject | URBAN AREAS | |
dc.subject | UTILITIES | |
dc.subject | WIND | |
dc.subject | WIND POWER | |
dc.subject | WIND POWER CAPACITY | |
dc.subject | WIND SITES | |
dc.title | Scaling Up Access to Electricity : The Case of Bangladesh | en |
dc.type | Brief | en |
dc.type | Fiche | fr |
dc.type | Resumen | es |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Jobs | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Climate Change | |
okr.date.disclosure | 2014-06-13 | |
okr.date.doiregistration | 2025-04-29T09:12:29.666045Z | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research::Brief | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19669152/scaling-up-access-electricity-case-bangladesh | |
okr.globalpractice | Environment and Natural Resources | |
okr.globalpractice | Finance and Markets | |
okr.globalpractice | Trade and Competitiveness | |
okr.globalpractice | Energy and Extractives | |
okr.guid | 699721468003918010 | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 090224b082b6d352_2_0 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 19669152 | |
okr.identifier.report | 88702 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/13/000456286_20140613155726/Rendered/PDF/887020BRI0Live00Box385194B00PUBLIC0.pdf | en |
okr.region.administrative | South Asia | |
okr.region.country | Bangladesh | |
okr.topic | Environment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases | |
okr.topic | Finance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance | |
okr.topic | Technology Industry | |
okr.topic | Energy::Energy Production and Transportation | |
okr.topic | Energy::Renewable Energy | |
okr.topic | Industry | |
okr.unit | Energy Unit (SEGEN) | |
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