Photovoltaic applications in rural areas of the developing world. World Bank technical paper energy series
The report examines the rural energy context within which PV programs must fit. The first chapter reviews the present position of PV technology and briefly describes the kit and systems commercially available for use in the rural areas of the developing world. The second chapter examines the rural energy background, describing how people manage to meet their energy needs across the huge areas of the developing world that remain untouched by conventional rural electrification programs. The next chapter looks at conventional rural electrification programs, their merits, and their inevitably limited scope. The fourth chapter looks at the potential niches for PVs, and how they compare in cost and level of service with their competition. A brief review of PV experience to date and the lessons learned is given in the fifth chapter, and the final chapter looks at the role of governments and funding agencies.
- Research Organization:
- Joint United Nations Development Programme/World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
- OSTI ID:
- 195155
- Report Number(s):
- PB-96-130984/XAB; WORLD BANK TP-304; TRN: 60241744
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Library of Congress catalog card No. 95-36268; PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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