Publication: Myanmar - Beyond Connections: Energy Access Diagnostic Report Based on the Multi-Tier Framework
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2019-05
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2019-09-12
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The MTF survey is a global baseline survey on household access to electricity and clean cooking, which goes beyond the binary approach to look at access as a spectrum of service levels experienced by households.
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“Koo, Bryan Bonsuk; Yoo, Han Kyul; Keller, Sandra; Rysankova, Dana; Portale, Elisa. 2019. Myanmar - Beyond Connections: Energy Access Diagnostic Report Based on the Multi-Tier Framework. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32381 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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