Description: Rural Electrification in Tunisia : National Commitment, Efficient Implementation and Sound Finances

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Rural Electrification in Tunisia : National Commitment, Efficient Implementation and Sound Finances

Tunisia's achievement of 100 percent urban and 88 percent rural electrification is remarkable, all the more so because the country's definition of rural electrification is restricted to connections made outside incorporated areas. Compare...

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Main Authors:	Cecelski, Elizabeth, Ounalli, Ahmed, Aisaa, Moncef, Dunkerley, Joy
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION CHANGE IN DEMAND CONSUMER SURPLUS CONSUMERS COST SAVINGS DATA COLLECTION ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DELIVERY ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT ENGINEERING ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS EXPENDITURES FORMAL ANALYSIS GENERATORS GRIDS HEALTH SERVICES INFORMATION ACCESS IRRIGATION LIVING STANDARDS MANAGEMENT PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY PHOTOVOLTAIC HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION PHOTOVOLTAIC INITIATIVES PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION POWER OUTAGES POWER CONVERSION POWER CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROJECT EVALUATION RADIO RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH METHODS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SAVINGS SCIENTISTS SOCIAL EQUITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6281919/rural-electrification-tunisia-national-commitment-efficient-implementation-sound-finances http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18065

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Summary:	Tunisia's achievement of 100 percent urban and 88 percent rural electrification is remarkable, all the more so because the country's definition of rural electrification is restricted to connections made outside incorporated areas. Compared to rural populations in other developing countries with high rates of electrification, Tunisia's rural population-although only 35 percent of the total population-is highly dispersed and isolated, with long distances between small groups of often scattered houses. This characteristic, combined with the Government's social commitment to connecting all households, has highly influenced program costs and choice of institutional set-up, distribution system, and technology. This paper reports on the major factors contributing to Tunisia's successful rural electrification program, primarily: 1) the national commitment to rural electrification as part of a broader, integrated rural development program emphasizing social equity; 2) an effective institutional structure and coordination of project planning and selection; 3) the utility's sound management and continuing process of technical innovation; 4) the robust financial arrangements; and 5) the complementary strategy of using photovoltaic cells to serve isolated users.