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The Economics of Renewable Energy Expansion in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Accelerating development in Sub-Saharan Africa will require massive expansion of access to electricity -- currently reaching only about one-third of households. This paper explores how essential economic development might be reconciled with the nee...

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Main Authors: Deichmann, Uwe, Meisner, Craig, Murray, Siobhan, Wheeler, David
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ABATEMENT COSTS
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AIR
ALTITUDE
ANNUAL WIND SPEED
APPROACH
BATTERIES
BIO-DIESEL
BIOMASS
BIOMASS FUELS
BULK SUPPLY
CALCULATION
CALCULATION PROCEDURE
CAPACITY FACTOR
CARBON
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARBON ENERGY
CARBON INTENSITY
CARBON MITIGATION
CARBON PRICING
CARBON TAX
CARBON TAXES
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLEAN ENERGY
CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
CLEANER ENERGY
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS
CLIMATE POLICY
CO2
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION TURBINE
COMPETITIVE POWER
CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
CONVENTIONAL DIESEL
CONVENTIONAL DIESEL FUEL
CONVERSION EFFICIENCY
CRUDE OIL
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DIESEL
DIESEL FUEL PRICES
DIESEL GENERATION
DIESEL GENERATOR
DIESEL GENERATORS
DIESEL OIL
DIESEL POWER
DISTRIBUTION GRID
DOMESTIC CARBON
DOMESTIC ENERGY
DRIVING
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELASTICITY
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
ELECTRICAL POWER
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRIFICATION
EMISSIONS ALLOWANCES
EMISSIONS CONTROL
EMISSIONS REDUCTION
ENERGY ACCESS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY OUTPUT
ENERGY PLANNERS
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY PRODUCTION CAPACITY
ENERGY RESOURCE
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SERVICES
ENERGY SOURCE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
ENERGY USE
ENERGY UTILIZATION
FIXED COSTS
FOSSIL
FOSSIL ENERGY
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL COSTS
FUEL MIX
FUEL PRICES
FUEL SOURCE
FUEL TRANSPORT
FUEL TRANSPORT COSTS
GENERATION CAPACITY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL POWER
GHG
GHGS
GLOBAL CARBON TAX
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GRID CONNECTIONS
GRID DISTRIBUTION
GRID ELECTRIFICATION
GRID EXPANSION
GRID SERVICE
GRID SUPPLY
GRID SYSTEM
GRID TECHNOLOGIES
HEAT
HEAT RATE
HEATING
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
IPCC
LAKES
LAND USE
LARGE POWER PLANTS
LEVELS OF EMISSIONS
LOW-CARBON
NATIONAL GRID
NATURAL GAS
O&M
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICES
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
PORT OF ENTRY
POWER
POWER AVAILABILITY
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER CURVE
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
POWER GENERATOR
POWER GRID
POWER GRIDS
POWER MARKETS
POWER PLANT
POWER PLANTS
POWER PRODUCERS
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER RATING
POWER SECTOR
POWER SOURCES
POWER STATIONS
POWER SUPPLY
POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
PRICE OF DIESEL
PROVISION OF POWER
QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL
RENEWABLE ENERGY RELATIVE
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RENEWABLE POWER
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
ROADS
ROUTE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
RURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
SAND
SILICON
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL
SOLAR ENERGY RESOURCES
SOLAR HOME SYSTEM
SOLAR INSOLATION
SOLAR POWER
SOLAR RADIATION
SOLAR RESOURCE
SOLAR SYSTEM
SOLAR SYSTEMS
SOLAR THERMAL
SUPPLY COSTS
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL POWER
TRANSMISSION GRID
TRANSMISSION LINE
TRANSMISSION LINES
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT DISTANCE
TRANSPORT PRICE
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TURBULENCE
UTILITIES
VOLTAGE
WIND
WIND DATA
WIND ENERGY
WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL
WIND POTENTIAL
WIND POWER
WIND POWER GENERATION
WIND POWER POTENTIAL
WIND RESOURCE
WIND RESOURCE POTENTIAL
WIND RESOURCES
WIND SHEAR
WIND SPEED
WIND SPEEDS
WIND SYSTEM
WIND SYSTEMS
WIND TURBINE
WIND TURBINES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11704457/economics-renewable-energy-expansion-rural-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19902

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