 | Photovoltaic Household Electrification Programs - Best Practices (WB) |
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| | Foreword |
| | Acknowledgments |
|  | Executive summary |
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| | Overcoming the first cost barrier |
| | Establishing responsive and sustainable infrastructure |
| | Providing quality products and services |
| | The role of governments and donors |
| | Abbreviations and acronyms |
| | Introduction |
| | The place for photovoltaics |
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| | The solar home system |
| | The cost of solar home systems |
| | The solar home system niche |
| | Consumer perceptions |
| | The economics of PV household electrification |
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| | Solar home systems vs. kerosene and automotive batteries |
| | Solar home systems vs. grid-based power supply |
| | Load growth impact |
| | Barriers to affordability |
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| | First cost barriers |
| | High transaction costs |
| | Market distortions |
| | Institutional models |
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| | Energy service company (ESCO) |
| | Leasing arrangements |
| | Consumer financing |
| | Cash sales |
| | The role of governments and donor agencies |
| | Role of the world bank and other donors |
| | Attaining financial sustainability |
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| | Terms and conditions |
| | Pricing strategies |
| | Grants and subsidies |
| | Enforcing repayments |
| | Financing battery replacements |
| | Technical requirements |
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| | Hardware design |
| | Standards and specifications |
| | Other technical considerations |
| | Quality control |
| | Maintenance services |
| | Educating users |
| | Best practices: conclusions and recommendations |
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| | Overcome the first cost barrier |
| | Establish a sustainable infrastructure |
| | Quality products and services |
| | Government support |
| | Donor support |
| | Annex 1 : ASTAE case studies in PV household electrification |
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| | Indonesia |
| | Sri Lanka |
| | The Philippines |
| | The Dominican Republic |
| | Conclusions |
| | Annex 2 : Economic and financial comparisons of rural energy alternatives |
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| | Energy requirements |
| | Criteria for village selection |
| | Rural energy alternatives |
| | Least-cost comparison (economic basis) |
| | Least-cost comparison (financial basis) |
| | Case studies: productive loads and load growth |
| | Conclusions |
| | References |
| | Distributors of World Bank Publications |
| | Recent World Bank technical papers |
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