Publication: Policy and Governance Framework for Off-grid Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Sources
Date
2008-10
ISSN
Published
2008-10
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The objective of the study was to
develop an adequate policy and governance framework for off-
grid rural electrification by: assessing the effectiveness
and key socio-economic factors and governance structures in
present off-grid electricity supply schemes; and exploring
and testing sustainable decentralized service-delivery
models for future large-scale off-grid rural electrification
in Pakistan. This study has attempted to develop a policy
and governance framework for implementing sustainable
large-scale off-grid rural electrification in Pakistan. This
was done by assessing the effectiveness of existing policy,
governance, and institutional frameworks in actual
implementation of off-grid supply (OS) projects in the
country; examining regional and global models for off-grid
supply which have worked; and exploring which combination of
these experiences might work to scale-up access in Pakistan
to reach the roughly 7,000 villages which are not likely to
be supplied by grid electricity in the near future. Pakistan
has in place, with the 'policy for development of
renewable energy for power generation' (2006), a policy
framework for renewable energy development, with a
particular emphasis on attracting the private sector
investments. One of the goals of the policy is to 'help
ensure universal access to electricity in all regions of the
country.' The RE policy spells out the financial and
fiscal facilities to be provided to private sector investors
who wish to set up off-grid and dispersed RE power
generation. However, experience in Pakistan as well as
globally shows that OS for rural electrification, to any
large scale, will be unlikely to attract investment from the
private sector without support from the government.
Citation
“World Bank. 2008. Policy and Governance Framework for Off-grid Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Sources. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/aad9ee33-81bf-5612-8298-e3194f411718 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”