Rural electrification: linkages and justifications. Program evaluation discussion paper No. 3
The author notes that rural electrification planners generally tend to seek replication of the successful Philippine rural electrification(RE) project, which strongly favored household consumption. The author concludes that an RE project is not justified on the basis of household consumption alone; most often the poorest members of the community cannot take advantage of the benefits offered by household electricity. They can benefit much more significantly from the increase in employment which accompanies RE use by producers and from the increase in public services resulting from RE's municipal use. A.I.D. should investigate means of encouraging employment generation in RE projects, e.g., by providing credit and technical assistance to small industries. A.I.D. should also identify public services which are electricity-dependent, such as clinics and schools, and link provision of RE projects with extension of these services. The author also recommends the creation of a central A.I.D. office to promote local(rather than international) suppliers for the equipment and labor demands of infrastructure projects and favors an AID-supported central fund to promote local cooperatives and auto-generation projects. A 94-item bibliography (1966-78) is included.
- Research Organization:
- Agency for International Development, Washington, DC (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5154155
- Report Number(s):
- PB-82-160151
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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