The Energy and Development Report is a publication by the Energy Unit of
the World Bank's Infrastructure Group and the Energy Sector Management Assistance
Programme. The topic for this year's edition is energy and poverty alleviation.
Millions of households in the developing world still lack access to safe
and reliable energy-and pay high prices for
poor-quality substitutes. Addressing their needs poses a major challenge for developing
country governments and for all other players in the energy sector - private firms,
financiers, regulators, nongovernmental organizations, and multilateral and donors
agencies.
This report serves as a resource in this effort, bringing together survey
papers and case studies that reflect the views and experience of authors from wide-ranging
backgrounds. It focus on three broad themes:
Understanding the challenge of expanding access to energy for low-income
households and communities in developing countries.
Facilitating technological and commercial innovations in serving the
poor, through market structure and regulatory reform.
Reducing financial, legal, regulatory, and tax barriers to better
services for low-income households and areas.
The report also reviews trends in private investment in the energy sector
in 1990-99.
Table of
Contents
| Cover Page
and Front
Material |
Part 1: Energy
Services and the World's Poor |
| Chapter 1 |
Reaching the poor in the age of energy reform |
| Chapter 2 |
Energy access, energy demand, and the information
deficit |
| Chapter 3 |
Better energy services, better energy sectors - and the
links with the poor |
| Chapter 4 |
Measuring the impact of energy reform - practical
options |
| Chapter 5 |
Key drivers of improved access - service through
networks |
| Chapter 6 |
Key drivers of improved access - off-grid service |
| Chapter 7 |
The role of energy subsidies |
| Chapter 8 |
The costs of corruption for the poor |
| Chapter 9 |
A case study on subsidizing rural electrification in
Chile |
| Chapter 10 |
A case study on exclusive concessions for rural off-grid
service in Argentina |
| Chapter 11 |
A case study on private provision of photovoltaic
systems in Kenya |
| Chapter 12 |
Better energy services for the poor |
| Part
2: Trends in private
sector investment in the energy sector 1990-99 |
|
Part 3: Selected
reading and key contacts at the World Bank
|
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