Publication: Learning from Large-Scale Solar Home System Electrification in Bangladesh
Date
2022
ISSN
Published
2022
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The Bangladesh Solar Home Systems
(SHS) Program contributed significantly to achieving
near-universal access to electricity by installing over 4
million SHSs from 2003 to 2018, serving 16 percent of rural
households by 2016. The government mobilized USD 683 million
in loans and grants from international development partners
for roll-out financing, which leveraged an additional USD
412 million from domestic sources. The Program provided
significant benefits to all participants, especially rural
households. These experiences are relevant to Sub-Saharan
Africa, where nearly 600 million people lack electricity
access and 40 percent of electricity connections will need
to be off-grid to achieve universal access by 2030
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Citation
“World Bank. 2022. Learning from Large-Scale Solar Home System Electrification in Bangladesh. Live Wire;2022/123. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37943 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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