This brief examines planning for access to electricity. That electricity for all campaigns around the globe often fall short of their targets is partly a failure of planning.
... Exibir mais + In the area of generation and transmission, technical changes could improve the handling of key constraints, such as fuel availability, funding, and the rate of building. Planning for distribution networks could be improved by gathering data on end-use demand and deploying geospatial tools. Most important of all, the entire planning process from generation to distribution must be better coordinated if access plans are to be successful.
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This section of the report aims to provide an analysis and propose specific technical plans for investment in the Juba distribution network to carry out emergency upgrades (as a short term measure) and to enable it to absorb possible power that is foreseen to be delivered from possible increase in supply (such as, through the Fula Rapids HPP).
... Exibir mais + The report firstly explains the current Juba grid status, followed by the approach undertaken by the study. Then, it presents the result of gap analysis, concluding with the distribution investment plan and its necessary measures to achieve the target. It is to be noted that in the medium term, a detailed least cost investment plan (LCIP) for the country (planned under ESTAP) will be developed which will provide comprehensive methodology as well as an assessment of appropriate technical standards to be incorporated in development of the South Sudan electrical grid network.
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Documento de Trabalho ACS84995 JUN 30, 2014
Ahmed, Saleh; Khan, Fouzul Kabir; Sakai, Atsumasa; Kitchlu, RahulDisclosed
Africa is in the midst of a power crisis. Despite abundant low-carbon, a low-cost energy resource, Africa faces chronic energy shortages. The regions power generation capacity is lower than that of any other region in the world, and when compared with other developing regions, its capacity growth has stagnated.
... Exibir mais + The power crisis is the result of several constraints that, together, create a vicious cycle. Africa's electricity access is the worst in the world. Almost 70 percent of the continents population (nearly 600 million people) and 10 million small- and medium-sized enterprises have no access to electricity. Sub-Saharan African's (SSA) account for nearly 45 percent of people lacking electricity across the globe. Most regions in the world have urban electrification rates of 90 percent or higher; in SSA, less than 60 percent of those living in urban areas have electricity. If current electricity connection trends continue, fewer than 40 percent of SSA countries will reach universal access to electricity by 2050.
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Electricity infrastructure is one of the most important development challenges in Africa. While more resources are clearly needed to invest in new capacities, it is also important to promote energy efficiency and manage the increasing demand for power.
... Exibir mais + This paper evaluates one of the recent energy-efficiency programs in Ethiopia, which distributed 350,000 compact fluorescent lamp bulbs free of charge. The impact related to this first phase is estimated at about 45 to 50 kilowatt hours per customer per month, or about 13.3 megawatts of energy savings in total. The overall impact of the compact fluorescent lamp bulb programs, thanks to which more than 5 million bulbs were distributed, could be significantly larger. The paper also finds that the majority of the program beneficiaries were low-volume customers -- mostly from among the poor -- although the program was not targeted. In addition, the analysis determines the distributional effect of the program: the energy savings relative to the underlying energy consumption were larger for the poor. The evidence also supports a rebound effect. About 20 percent of the initial energy savings disappeared within 18 months of the program's completion.
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas WPS6383 MAR 01, 2013
Governments, regardless of their country’s stage of economic development, make payments to, and collect payments from individuals and businesses.
... Exibir mais + Financial resources are also transferred between the various government agencies. These flows cover a wide range of economic sectors and activities, and in most cases the overall amount of such flows is significant, for example in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP). Improvements in government payment programs that lead to higher levels of efficiency, safety and transparency can have a significant impact in the economy as a whole. Moreover, due to their scale and nature, government payments programs can also become an effective tool in the pursuit of other public policy objectives, such as the modernization of the national payments system or to promote financial inclusion for certain population segments. Despite the relative importance of government payment programs, there is no systematic set of references to guide governments and other relevant stakeholders in assessing the challenges associated with the effective development and day-to-day operation of these programs. This report aims at filling this gap by presenting a set of comprehensive Guidelines that can assist governments and other stakeholders in developing and operating safe and efficient government payment programs.
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