Publication: Output-Based Aid and Energy : What Have We Learned So Far?
Date
2010-11
ISSN
Published
2010-11
Author(s)
Kumar, Geeta
Mumssen, Yogita
Abstract
Worldwide, nearly 1.4 billion people
live without access to electricity and nearly 2.7 billion
people use traditional biomass fuels for cooking. One
challenge to increasing reliable energy access for the poor
is their limited ability to pay the up-front connection fees
for electricity and natural gas. Output-based aid (OBA)
approaches in which subsidy payments are linked to
predefined outputs, such as installation of a working
household connection or solar home system offers a potential
solution that has increased energy access for more than 6.8
million poor beneficiaries. A recent World Bank review of
OBA concludes that there is a case to adopt OBA more widely,
where there is an enabling environment (Mumssen, Johannes,
and Kumar, 2010). This note discusses lessons learned and
best practices in implementing OBA in the energy sector.
Citation
“Kumar, Geeta; Mumssen, Yogita. 2010. Output-Based Aid and Energy : What Have We Learned So Far?. OBApproaches; Note No. 39. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/70548564-6f64-5080-b4f3-a962194e420f License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”