Surge in solar powered homes : experience in off-grid rural Bangladesh / Shahidur R. Khandker, Hussain A. Samad, Zubair K.M. Sadeque, Mohammed Asaduzzaman, Mohammad Yunus, A.K. Enamul Haque.
Bangladesh has the world's fastest growing, off-grid solar home system (SHS) coverage. In the past decade, the number of SHS installations has risen phenomenally--from a five-year target of 50,000 in 2003 to 50,000 a month in 2013, with support from the World Bank and other development partners...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank Group,
[2014]
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| Series: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Energy and mining.
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| Summary: | Bangladesh has the world's fastest growing, off-grid solar home system (SHS) coverage. In the past decade, the number of SHS installations has risen phenomenally--from a five-year target of 50,000 in 2003 to 50,000 a month in 2013, with support from the World Bank and other development partners. Even so, only 10 percent of off-grid households have been reached, suggesting ample room for continued expansion. Given the recent surge in SHS adoption, a key policy issue is whether the partial subsidy provided under the current program, implemented by the Infrastructure Development Company Limited) |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 90 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781464803758 1464803757 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |