people use electricity. As expected, users are disproportionately urban and rich. In communities with access to electricity … electricity vary in availability, with six countries allowing 30 kilowatt-hours or less of electricity usage a month at low prices … needed for electricity at the subsistence and other levels. Affordability varied across countries, with grid electricity even …

More than 1.1 billion people in developing countries are lacking access to electricity. Based on the assumption that … electricity is a prerequisite for human development, the United Nations has proclaimed the goal of providing electricity to all by …

This study assesses the accuracy of time-series econometric methods in forecasting electricity demand in developing … simple heuristic models, which assume that electricity demand grows at an exogenous rate or is proportional to real gross … historical demand trends …

This paper explores the investments needed to achieve universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 … growth, urbanization, industrial demand, and technology cost. The main driver of electrification costs is found to be the … product). In the basic access scenario, costs depend mostly on industrial demand, which takes a large share of total demand …

demand. Third, electricity shortages act as a distortion in the business climate, thereby reducing the trade and export …This paper presents evidence on how the provision of unreliable electricity constrains expansion in the productive … on electricity transmission networks on the continent, the paper computes an index that explores spatial and time …

The annual electricity investments needed in the Middle East and North Africa region to keep up with demand have been … of the quasi-fiscal deficit associated with the management of the electricity sector in 14 economies in the Middle East … most economies, the main driver of the quasi-fiscal deficit is the underpricing of electricity, which costs on average 3 …

This paper presents new data on electricity connections for businesses in 183 economies. The data cover information on … procedures, time, and cost that a small or medium size business with a moderate electricity need has to invest to obtain a new … electricity connection. The study finds significant variation in the time and cost to obtain such an electricity connection across …

The South Asia region is lagging behind many regions in the world in regional electricity cooperation and trading …, despite the huge anticipated benefits. This study uses an electricity planning model that produces optimal expansion of … electricity generation capacities and transmission interconnections in the long-term to quantify the benefits of unrestricted …

widespread deployment of solar electricity in the long run, in light of related technology and policy uncertainties. Simulation … results of a computable partial equilibrium model predict a considerable expansion of solar electricity generation worldwide … of the coming century. Solar generation capacity increases with higher energy demand, squeezing consumption in industries …

This paper covers three policy-relevant aspects of the carbon content of electricity that are well established among … requires electricity to be almost carbon-free by the end of the century. As such, the question for policy makers is not whether … to decarbonize electricity but when to do it. Second, decarbonization of electricity is still possible and required if …