Scaling Up Access to Electricity : Pay-as-You-Go Plans in Off-Grid Energy Services

Moreno, Alejandro; Bareisaite, Asta

collection.link.261	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17135
collection.name.261	Live Wire
dc.contributor.author	Moreno, Alejandro
dc.contributor.author	Bareisaite, Asta
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-28T21:24:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-28T21:24:59Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01
dc.date.lastModified	2017-12-14T08:57:10Z
dc.description.abstract	Although the payment models offered by off-grid energy companies are less flexible than those implemented with great success by mobile telephone companies, they may still have an important role to play in scaling up off-grid energy services for billions of people who lack access to electricity. More research is needed to assess the importance of flexible payments in attracting reliable low-income customers.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23854137/scaling-up-access-electricity-pay-as-you-go-plans-off-grid-energy-services
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21360
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Live Wire, 2015/34
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	BANDWIDTH
dc.subject	BATTERIES
dc.subject	BOTTOM LINE
dc.subject	BRIQUETTES
dc.subject	BUSINESS MODEL
dc.subject	BUSINESS MODELS
dc.subject	CASH FLOW
dc.subject	CASH FLOWS
dc.subject	CHARCOAL
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COLOR
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COOKING
dc.subject	COVERS
dc.subject	CUSTOMER BASE
dc.subject	CUSTOMER SERVICE
dc.subject	DIFFUSION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY UTILITY
dc.subject	ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	END USER
dc.subject	ENERGY ACCESS
dc.subject	ENERGY COMPANIES
dc.subject	ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ENERGY DATA
dc.subject	ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENERGY INDUSTRY
dc.subject	ENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subject	ENERGY MIX
dc.subject	ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subject	ENERGY PRODUCTS
dc.subject	ENERGY PROVIDERS
dc.subject	ENERGY SECTOR
dc.subject	ENERGY SERVICE
dc.subject	ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	ENERGY SERVICES
dc.subject	ENERGY SOLUTIONS
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	ENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subject	ENERGY USE
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	FINAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FIXED COSTS
dc.subject	FLEXIBILITY
dc.subject	FOREST RESIDUES
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUELS
dc.subject	GASEOUS FUELS
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GRID
dc.subject	GRID COMPANIES
dc.subject	GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GRID ELECTRICITY SERVICE
dc.subject	GRID SOLUTIONS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HEATING
dc.subject	HEATING FUELS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CUSTOMERS
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	INFORMATION POLICY
dc.subject	INSTALLATION
dc.subject	KEROSENE
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LIGHTING
dc.subject	LIGNITE
dc.subject	LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MECHANICS
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONE
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject	MOBILE TELEPHONE
dc.subject	MOBILE TELEPHONES
dc.subject	MOBILE TELEPHONY
dc.subject	MODERN WORLD
dc.subject	MOMENTUM
dc.subject	NETWORKS
dc.subject	PDF
dc.subject	PELLETS
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subject	PIPELINE
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER LINES
dc.subject	POWER SUPPLY
dc.subject	POWER SYSTEM
dc.subject	PRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	RADIO
dc.subject	REAL-TIME DATA
dc.subject	RELIABILITY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SOLAR HOME SYSTEM
dc.subject	SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SOLAR LANTERNS
dc.subject	SOLAR PANEL
dc.subject	SOLAR PANELS
dc.subject	SOLAR POWER
dc.subject	SOLAR SYSTEM
dc.subject	SOLAR SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SOLID FUELS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	TARGETS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL MEASURES
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject	USER
dc.subject	USERS
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	UTILITY MODEL
dc.subject	WORLD ENERGY
dc.subject	WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.title	Scaling Up Access to Electricity : Pay-as-You-Go Plans in Off-Grid Energy Services	en
dc.type	Brief	en
okr.date.disclosure	2015-01-22
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23854137/scaling-up-access-electricity-pay-as-you-go-plans-off-grid-energy-services
okr.globalpractice	Energy and Extractives
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000442464_20150122161430
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	23854137
okr.identifier.report	93786
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.topic	Energy :: Energy Demand
okr.topic	Energy :: Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topic	Science and Technology Development :: Engineering
okr.topic	Power and Energy Conversion
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.unit	Energy & Effic Enabling Envir (CASEF)

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