Showing papers on "Rural electrification published in 1983"

Socio-economic impact of rural electrification in developing countries: a review of evidence

Abstract: ILO pub-WEP pub. Literature survey of the economic implications and social implications of rural area electrification in developing countries and its role in rural development - deals with power generation, power consumption, use and cost benefit analysis of electricity and its impact on economic growth, agricultural production, industrialization, employment opportunity, income, poverty, quality of life, rural migration, rural women and birth rate; notes economic aid provided by World Bank and ADB. Bibliography and statistical tables.

Firewood or hydropower: a case study of rural energy markets in Tanzania.

Abstract: This article examines the energy requirements of a subsistence economy population in Kigoma Region, in north-west Tanzania. It is based on socio-economic fieldwork carried out by the author in 1981. A Regional energy budget is constructed and this shows that over 90 per cent of the population's energy requirements are derived from traditional non-commercial fuels, i.e. firewood, charcoal, grass and animal manure. At the same time the supplies of alternative energy forms, i.e. electricity, oil, diesel and kerosene are actually contracting because of Tanzania's difficult foreign exchange problems and increases in oil prices. This situation is putting increasing pressure on the Region's forest resources, leading to deforestation in populated areas and related flooding and soil erosion problems. It is contended that the energy requirements of subsistence economy populations have previously been underestimated. There is thus an urgent need to find aiternatives to firewood and the author suggests that hydropower resources could be developed more cheaply than thermal power options. Hydroelectric power for a rural electrification programme could save scarce resources of imported oil for essential purposes and relieve pressures on forest reserves.

Power to the people: rural electrification sector. Summary report

Abstract: Results of studies of the impact of rural electrification (RE) programs in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and the Philippines are summarized.

The Cagayan Valley Rural Electrification Project: An Impact Assessment

Abstract: This paper attempts to evaluate the economic and social impact of a rural electrification project in Cagayan Valley. The assessment has been focused on development variables such as income, productivity, employment, energy, education and health and it involves a two-stage process. First stage concerns the assessment of the progress of rural electrification in terms of coverage, utilization and constraints has been assessed. Second stage engages in the evaluation of the electrification project in terms of its impact on the intended areas.

Socio-economic impact of rural electrification in developing countries: a review of evidence

Abstract: ILO pub-WEP pub. Literature survey of the economic implications and social implications of rural area electrification in developing countries and its role in rural development - deals with power generation, power consumption, use and cost benefit analysis of electricity and its impact on economic growth, agricultural production, industrialization, employment opportunity, income, poverty, quality of life, rural migration, rural women and birth rate; notes economic aid provided by World Bank and ADB. Bibliography and statistical tables.