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Rural Electrification

Introduction

There are currently 2.8 billion people on earth who live on less than $2 a day...

Characteristics of the Energy Deprived

It's hard to imagine in how many ways life would be different without electricity...

A Day in the Life of Térese

Térese's day is built around chores that become obsolete with electricity...

Barriers Preventing Rural Electrification

Unfortunately, for as clear and urgent of a problem as rural electrification is, there are numerous barriers that are preventing an explicit solution...

Case Studies

Explore our interesting case studyies, and get a better picture.

Innovative Policy: Chile's Rural Electrification

For countries with privatized utility industries, the challenge facing national policies aimed at electrifying rural...

People Want Light, not Solar Energy: Electrification on the Islands of Kiribati

People in rural areas living without electricity do not want a PV system. They want electricity...

Technical Innovation: Multifunctional Platforms in Rural Mali

Sub-Saharan Africa is strenuous, involving burdensome tasks associated with lack of modern energy...

Kenya: An Unsubsidized Mainstream Market for Photovoltaics Can Exist!

The flourishing market for photovoltaic systems in rural Kenya is the archetypal success story for renewable energy...

A Historical Model: TVA, The New Deal, and America's Rural Electrification

Rural electrification in America happened as a result of social programs...

Best Practices

How an appropriate technology, with an appropriate policy, and an international community can make it possible.

References

Links to the sources of our research.



Updated: 2007/07/05

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