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Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda
Grimm, Michael; Lenz, Luciane; Peters, Jörg; Sievert, … - 2016
Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653155
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Demand for off-grid solar electricity: Experimental evidence from Rwanda
Grimm, Michael; Lenz, Luciane; Peters, Jörg; Sievert, … - 2017
Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011661791
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10 years after: Long-term adoption of electricity in rural Rwanda
Masselus, Lise; Ankel-Peters, Jörg; Gonzalez Sutil, Gabriel - 2024
Extending the power grid into hitherto unconnected areas is high on the policy agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, connection rates and electricity consumption remain low in grid connected areas, at least in the short and medium run. This paper provides a long-term follow-up on an evaluation of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014584243
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A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda
Grimm, Michael; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - 2014
exceeds the benchmark of what the UN considers as modern energy. We find significant effects on households' budget …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468117
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Does Large Scale Infrastructure Investment Alleviate Poverty? Impacts of Rwanda's Electricity Access Roll-Out Program
Lenz, Luciane; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - 2015
The United Nations' objective to provide electricity to the 1.3 billion people without access in developing countries comes at high costs. Little evidence exists on socioeconomic impacts of electrification. This paper rigorously investigates effects of a large grid extension program in Rwanda on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520537
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A First Step Up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda
Grimm, Michael; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - 2015
electricity is a prerequisite for human development, the United Nations initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) has … proclaimed the goal of providing modern energy to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits have become a lower … simple Pico-Photovoltaic kit that barely exceeds the benchmark of what the UN considers as modern energy. We find significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520541
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Impacts of Rural Electrification Revisited – The African Context
Peters, Jörg; Sievert, Maximiliane - 2015
The investment requirements to achieve the United Nations' universal electricity access goal by 2030 are estimated at 640 billion US Dollars. The assumption underlying this goal is that electrification contributes to poverty alleviation in many regards. In recent years, a body of literature has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520545
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Demand for off-grid solar electricity: Experimental evidence from Rwanda
Grimm, Michael; Lenz, Luciane; Peters, Jörg; Sievert, … - 2018
interpret the results from two perspectives. First, we examine whether the United Nations' universal energy access goal can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011800305
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Impacts of rural electrification revisited : the African context
Peters, Jörg; Sievert, Maximiliane - 2015
The investment requirements to achieve the United Nations’ universal electricity access goal by 2030 are estimated at 640 billion US Dollars. The assumption underlying this goal is that electrification contributes to poverty alleviation in many regards. In recent years, a body of literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519085
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Does large scale infrastructure investment alleviate poverty? : impacts of Rwanda’s electricity access roll-out program
Lenz, Luciane; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - 2015
The United Nations’ objective to provide electricity to the 1.3 billion people without access in developing countries comes at high costs. Little evidence exists on socioeconomic impacts of electrification. This paper rigorously investigates effects of a large grid extension program in Rwanda...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519090