Publication: 2022 Mini Grids for Half a Billion People: Market Outlook and Handbook for Decision Makers
Date
2022-09-22
ISSN
Published
2022-09-22
Author(s)
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Abstract
This book is packed with actionable
information for decision-makers, and it is the World Bank’s
most comprehensive and authoritative publication on mini
grids to date. The objective of this comprehensive knowledge
package is to present road-tested options and examples from
the leading edge of mini grid development. Decision-makers
can draw on these options and examples to scale up mini grid
deployment in their own contexts. By acknowledging different
national approaches to mini grids and providing
context-specific considerations for implementation, this
suite of knowledge products offers an adaptive approach to
helping countries achieve their electrification targets. The
book is structured as follows. The overview presents a
global market outlook for mini grids and introduces the 10
building blocks that need to be in place if mini grids are
to be scaled up in any country. These building blocks also
represent the 10 frontiers for innovation for the sector,
where, with disruptive digital solutions across all 10
frontiers, the services offered to end users can be raised
to a level substantially better than what would be possible
with alternatives. In the Handbook, the terms “building
blocks” and “frontiers” are used interchangeably. Chapters
1–10 present the 10 building blocks in detail and answer the
question how do we scale up mini grid deployment to connect
half a billion people by 2030 Chapter 11 is our call to action.
Citation
“Energy Sector Management Assistance Program. 2022. 2022 Mini Grids for Half a Billion People : Market Outlook and Handbook for Decision Makers. © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38082 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”