Energy Access and Energy Security in Asia and the Pacific

Benjamin Sovacool
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Benjamin Sovacool: Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University

No 383, ADB Economics Working Paper Series from Asian Development Bank

Abstract: Lack of access to electricity and modern cooking fuels constitutes energy poverty. Access to modern energy requires improved technologies and financing instruments and sources. The pro-poor public–private partnership model is one useful vehicle for raising capital to finance projects. Five factors appear to be necessary in combination for programs and partnerships to successfully promote energy access and eradicate energy poverty: selecting appropriate technology, promoting community participation, emphasizing maintenance and service, coupling service with incomes, and building local capacity.

Keywords: energy access; energy and development; energy poverty; indoor air pollution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K32 L38 N75 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2013-11-11
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