Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option (English)

Mini grids can economically supply electricity to people in areas that the main grid is unlikely to reach soon. Mini grids can be quickly deployed and are increasingly price-competitive against traditional sources of energy. They can attract private financing and operate without subsidies when allowed to charge cost-recovery tariffs. Moreover, the arrival of the main grid does not mean that the investment in mini grids will be wasted: their generation...

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Ehrhardt,David;

Servetti, Gianmarco;

Tessier, Lisa;

Missirian, Charly;

Hervot, Laurie;
Document Date
2019/05/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
137147
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2019/05/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option
Keywords
mini grid

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Ehrhardt,David; Servetti, Gianmarco; Tessier, Lisa; Missirian, Charly; Hervot, Laurie.

Investing in Mini Grids Now, Integrating with the Main Grid Later : A Menu of Good Policy and Regulatory Option (English). Live wire knowledge note series|no. 2019/97 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/732841558714625815

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