How Do Enterprises Benefit from Grid Connection? : The Case of Rural Electrification in Bangladesh

Samad, Hussain ; Portale, Elisa

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;    ENERGY GRID;    COOPERATIVES;    ACCESS TO ENERGY;    ENERGY TRANSMISSION;   

RP-ID  :  139374

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Many of the enterprises that make upBangladesh’s dominant nonfarm sector (85 percent of GDP) arelocated in rural areas (World Bank 2015). Electrifying themcan be a major driving force behind economic growth. Thisstudy is a product of the Status of Energy Access Report(SEAR), an initiative of the Energy Sector ManagementAssistance Program at the World Bank.