RURAL ELECTRIFICATION: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE THIRD WORLD

I. H. Usmani

Natural Resources Forum, 1978, vol. 2, issue 3, 271-277

Abstract: Rural electrification is an essential element in development planning in developing countries. In the past, the conventional approach to rural electrification has been either to extend national grids from central power stations, or to install small diesel generators. This article explores a third alternative, namely the harnessing of such renewable sources of energy as solar, wind and biomass for the production of local electric power. The author outlines the concept of the Rural Energy Centre in comparison with the structure of energy needs, and responds to critics of this integrated approach to the problem of rural electrification.

Date: 1978
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