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Quantifying Carbon and Distributional Benefits of Solar Home System Programs in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Limin
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Sushenjit
dc.contributor.authorCosgrove-Davies, Mac
dc.contributor.authorSamad, Hussain
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:00:12Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractScaling-up adoption of renewable energy technology, such as solar home systems, to expand electricity access in developing countries can accelerate the transition to low-carbon economic development. Using a purposely collected national household survey, this study quantifies the carbon and distributional benefits of solar home system programs in Bangladesh. Three key findings are generated from the study. First, dissemination of solar home systems brings about significant carbon benefits: the total carbon emissions avoided from replacing kerosene use for lighting by solar home systems in non-electrified rural households was equivalent to about 4 percent of total annual carbon emissions in Bangladesh in 2007. This figure increases to about 15 percent if the grid-electricity generation is used as the energy baseline to estimate the carbon avoided from the installation of solar home systems. Second, solar home system subsidies in rural Bangladesh are progressive when the program is geographically targeted. Third, there exists a market potential for solar home systems in many rural areas if micro-credit schemes are made available and the propensity to install solar home systems is very responsive to income, with a 1-percent increase in per capita income increasing the probability of installing solar home systems by 12 percent, controlling for other factors.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110124114152
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5545
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3316
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5545
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABATEMENT POTENTIAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACID
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE METHODS
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBANK LOANS
dc.subjectBATTERY CHARGING
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON ABATEMENT
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSET
dc.subjectCARBON_FINANCE
dc.subjectCC
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROTECTION
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAM
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT COMPANY
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL USE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION GRID
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDOWN PAYMENT
dc.subjectDRY CELL BATTERIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY OPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectEMISSION FACTOR
dc.subjectEMISSION RATE
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEND-USERS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY RESEARCH
dc.subjectENERGY SECURITY
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTION
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectGRID EXPANSION
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKEROSENE DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectKEROSENE LAMPS
dc.subjectKEROSENE USE
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLOAD SHEDDING
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT SCHEME
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT SCHEMES
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE
dc.subjectMITIGATION POTENTIAL
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL COST
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAICS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectRECHARGEABLE LEAD-ACID BATTERY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR LANTERNS
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY
dc.subjectWORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.titleQuantifying Carbon and Distributional Benefits of Solar Home System Programs in Bangladeshen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5545
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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