Learning from Large-Scale Solar Home System Electrification in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Solar Home Systems (SHS) Program contributed significantly to achieving near-universal access to electricity by installing over 4 million SHSs from 2003 to 2018, serving 16 percent of rural households by 2016. The government mobilize...
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099352108302226093/IDU0f079d07805b72042b409168055fd585a8492 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37943 |
| Summary: | The Bangladesh Solar Home Systems
(SHS) Program contributed significantly to achieving
near-universal access to electricity by installing over 4
million SHSs from 2003 to 2018, serving 16 percent of rural
households by 2016. The government mobilized USD 683 million
in loans and grants from international development partners
for roll-out financing, which leveraged an additional USD
412 million from domestic sources. The Program provided
significant benefits to all participants, especially rural
households. These experiences are relevant to Sub-Saharan
Africa, where nearly 600 million people lack electricity
access and 40 percent of electricity connections will need
to be off-grid to achieve universal access by 2030 |
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