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Meeting the Energy Needs of the Urban Poor : Lessons from Electrification Practitioners

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dc.contributor.authorRojas, Juan Manuel
dc.contributor.authorLallement, Dominique
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-17T21:25:11Z
dc.date.available2014-04-17T21:25:11Z
dc.date.issued2007-06
dc.description.abstractThe present report was prepared on the basis of the findings of an international workshop held from September 12-14, 2005, in Salvador da Bahia, and was attended by delegations of three to five practitioners from 12 cities in Latin America, Africa and Asia. It had two main objectives: (a) to share experiences on innovative solutions to provide electricity services in poor peri-urban and urban areas; and (b) to develop a body of knowledge to be disseminated and used by a wide array of practitioners involved in the provision of energy services in those areas. One of the most important conclusions of the Bahia workshop was that excluding part of the population from access to energy on account of their poverty, marginalization and the informality of the settlements has enormous long-term social, economic and financial costs. The root cause of the contemporary difficulty in providing electricity and other infrastructure services through public or private utilities is decades of such social exclusion, poverty and marginalization which have led to total distrust between formal structures and consumers, and to the rise of illegal and costly electricity distribution systems, often managed by private illegal entrepreneurs. Do current regulatory systems support slum electrification? At the institutional level, it was confirmed that in the majority of the countries participating in the workshop, except for Brazil, electrification programs for poor peri-urban and urban areas are being deployed with a lack of appropriate regulatory frameworks to support these efforts. The regulatory frameworks which have been developed for the general model of public-private partnership do not meet the need of distribution companies working in predominantly poor areas. In particular, they do not reflect the need for innovative technical characteristics and the informal sector relationships which characterize poor urban and peri-urban areas, nor are there regulatory mechanisms for risk-sharing or resolving disputes, for example, when the infrastructure is damaged. It would be important, therefore, to adapt regulatory frameworks for the various business models used to extend the grids to slums. Currently, utilities are left to their own devices to find out practical solutions. This is an area which was identified as needing more analytical work.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/9419908/meeting-energy-needs-urban-poor-lessons-electrification-practitioners
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17915
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17915
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesESMAP technical paper;no. 118/07
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS COSTS
dc.subjectACCESS ROADS
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO ENERGY
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectARCHITECTURE
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBARRIO
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCASH FLOW
dc.subjectCASH FLOWS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEADERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY RELATIONS
dc.subjectCONSUMER
dc.subjectCONSUMER BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectCONSUMER RIGHTS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectCONTINGENCIES
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCOST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCOSTS OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDAY-CARE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT ARREARS
dc.subjectDELIVERY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHERS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDISTANCE LEARNING
dc.subjectDISTANCE LEARNING COURSE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDWELLINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SERVICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY USAGE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY UTILITIES
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectENERGY USAGE
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectESSENTIAL NEEDS
dc.subjectFAVELA
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectHEALTH IMPACT
dc.subjectHIGH POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectHOME IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectHOME VISITS
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDOOR AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINHABITANTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE POLICIES
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLEGAL RECOURSE
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectLOCALITIES
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME CONSUMERS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMAYORS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL CORPORATION
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP OF LAND
dc.subjectPERMANENT SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPILOT PROJECTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectQUALITY ENERGY
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRADIO PROGRAM
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL DISPARITIES
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectRESETTLEMENT
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectRISK PROFILE
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEM
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT
dc.subjectSHANTY TOWN
dc.subjectSHANTY TOWNS
dc.subjectSHANTYTOWNS
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectSLUM AREA
dc.subjectSLUM AREAS
dc.subjectSLUM DWELLERS
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectSTATE BUDGETS
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSTREET LIGHTING
dc.subjectSTREETS
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectUSE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectUSE OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVIOLENCE ON WOMEN
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWORTH
dc.subjectZONING
dc.titleMeeting the Energy Needs of the Urban Poor : Lessons from Electrification Practitionersen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/9419908/meeting-energy-needs-urban-poor-lessons-electrification-practitioners
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.report43474
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okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGovernance::Regional Governance
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.unitEnergy Sector Management Assistance Program
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