Output-Based Aid and Energy : What Have We Learned So Far?

Worldwide, nearly 1.4 billion people live without access to electricity and nearly 2.7 billion people use traditional biomass fuels for cooking. One challenge to increasing reliable energy access for the poor is their limited ability to pay the up-front connection fees for electricity and natural gas. Output-based aid (OBA) approaches in which subsidy payments are linked to predefined outputs, such as installation of a working household connection or solar home system offers a potential solution that has increased energy access for more than 6.8 million poor beneficiaries. A recent World Bank review of OBA concludes that there is a case to adopt OBA more widely, where there is an enabling environment (Mumssen, Johannes, and Kumar, 2010). This note discusses lessons learned and best practices in implementing OBA in the energy sector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kumar, Geeta, Mumssen, Yogita
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-11
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, AFFORDABILITY, BARRIER, BIOGAS, BIOGAS PLANTS, BIOMASS FUELS, BUSINESS VOLUMES, CAPITAL COST, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CARBON FINANCE, CARBON FUND, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COOKING, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DOWN PAYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRICITY UTILITIES, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, ENERGY ACCESS, ENERGY OUTLOOK, ENERGY POVERTY, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SERVICES, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCING COSTS, GAS DISTRIBUTION, GRID EXPANSION, GRID RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, GRID SYSTEMS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLDS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, KEROSENE, LINE OF CREDIT, LIQUIDITY, LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MICROFINANCE, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION, MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, MINI-GRIDS, NATURAL GAS, OPEN MARKET, OUTPUT, OUTPUTS, POWER, POWER PROJECT, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE FINANCE, PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVATE PROVIDERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, REGULATORY REGIME, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL BANKS, RURAL CONCESSION, RURAL ELECTRICITY, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE QUALITY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOLAR HOME, SOLAR HOME SYSTEM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOTAL COSTS, TRADITIONAL BIOMASS, TRADITIONAL FUELS, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UTILITIES, WOOD,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/13264722/output-based-aid-energy-learned-so-far http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10909
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