Lighting Rural India : Experience of Rural Load Segregation Schemes in States

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY;    ACCOUNT;    ACCOUNTING;    ACCOUNTS;    ACQUISITION;   

RP-ID  :  81485

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper summarizes the findings of astudy in rural load segregation for lighting rural India.The study focused on (i) analyzing differences in approachto rural feeder segregation across states, (ii) assessingthe financial viability of the schemes, (iii) evaluatingsocio economic benefits in rural areas through primarysurvey, and (iv) developing a guidance note for a nationalaction plan on rural load segregation. Traditionally, powersupply to agriculture in India has been heavily subsidizedsince irrigated agriculture was at the heart of the GreenRevolution. The magnitude of the power subsidy for theagricultural sector in some states is twice the budgetaryannual spending on health or rural development. It is inthis context that several states in India have undertakenprograms of rural feeder segregation which involveseparation of rural non-agricultural and agriculturalconsumers by connecting them to separate feeders, therebyphysically separating paid and nominally-paid loads. The twokey findings of the study are (i) a one size fits allapproach will not work across states given wide variety inlocal context and challenges, and (ii) all feedersegregation proposals should be evaluated as part of alarger strategic rural power supply improvement program.