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Public-Private
Partnerships for
Access to Community Electricity |
Improved
access to electricity can bring numerous social benefits through lighting,
water pumping and other services. However, grid
extension to rural areas is happening very slowly, and utilities are
struggling to meet growing demands. Decentralisation
in government and the electricity sector means there are growing opportunities
for local authorities to supply electricity services at a local level
through public-private partnerships.
There is a potential risk, however, that the private sector will naturally target larger and wealthier customers to ensure profitable operations. This means that poorer segments of the population could be excluded from access when new investments are made.
There is a potential risk, however, that the private sector will naturally target larger and wealthier customers to ensure profitable operations. This means that poorer segments of the population could be excluded from access when new investments are made.
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Using
a small hydro-powered flour mill in Ethiopia
The PACE project will examine how local public private partnerships (PPPs) can provide a cost-effective supply of electricity, while enabling lower income households to have access to electricity and the broader social benefits of rural electrification.
PACE is funded by the
UK Department for
International Development (DFID).
Participating countries:
Ethiopia
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Uganda
The project is being co-ordinated
by ESD in the UK
and carried out by partners
in each of those countries.
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more information links documents project news or contact: Jeremy Doyle PACE Project Manager ESD UK |