A New Slant on Slopes : Measuring the Benefits of Increased Electricity Access in Developing Countries

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:12:22Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:12:22Z
dc.date	2011-02-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:40:59Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:40:59Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2742
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243110
dc.description	The objective of this paper is to shed some light on the benefits of improved access to electricity supply, specifically the benefits referred to as, 'consumer's surplus', which is the difference between what customers are willing to pay for the utilities associated with electricity access and the price that they actually pay. The paper leads to several important policy messages for the preparation of investments aiming to increase energy access in developing countries: consumer surplus as the measure for estimating benefits of enlarged access by households to public electricity supply needs to be used with caution; make sure that benefits of increased access to electricity are measured both in terms of gains in consumer surplus and gains in real income from electrification; plan electricity access expansion taking into account that reinforced electricity access may increase consumption of electricity modestly; plan electrification along with accompanying measures to ease access to electricity consuming appliances; and strengthen public data on energy consumption. The paper leads to specific conclusions relative to: the methodology to calculate benefits of increased electricity access; demand patterns for lighting purposes; demand patterns for entertainment and information purposes, and (4) other uses of energy.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL WASTE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	ALLOCATION
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	AVERAGE PRICE
dc.subject	AVERAGE PRICES
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANK LENDING
dc.subject	BENEFIT STREAMS
dc.subject	BIOMASS
dc.subject	BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	CALCULATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL COST
dc.subject	CAR BATTERIES
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE ZONE
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	CONDITIONERS
dc.subject	CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	CONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION INCREASES
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subject	COST ANALYSIS
dc.subject	COST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	DEMAND CURVE
dc.subject	DEMAND CURVES
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	DEMAND FORECASTING
dc.subject	DEMAND FUNCTIONS
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DOMINANT FUEL
dc.subject	DRY CELL BATTERIES
dc.subject	ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
dc.subject	ELECTRIC ENERGY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY BILLS
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY PRICE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY-CONSUMING EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	END USE
dc.subject	ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
dc.subject	ENERGY PRICES
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCE
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subject	ENERGY USE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RETURN
dc.subject	FORECASTS
dc.subject	FUEL COST
dc.subject	FUEL OIL
dc.subject	FUEL PRICE
dc.subject	FUELS
dc.subject	GASOLINE
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subject	HURRICANE
dc.subject	INCANDESCENT BULBS
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME CLASS
dc.subject	INCOME EFFECT
dc.subject	INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INTEREST RATE
dc.subject	KEROSENE
dc.subject	KEROSENE LAMPS
dc.subject	KEROSENE LIGHTING
dc.subject	KEROSENE WICK
dc.subject	KILOWATT HOUR
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOURS
dc.subject	LEAST COST ANALYSIS
dc.subject	LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subject	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	LOWER LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	LOWER PRICE
dc.subject	LOWER PRICES
dc.subject	MARGINAL COST
dc.subject	MARGINAL PRICE
dc.subject	MARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subject	MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL GRID
dc.subject	OIL RESOURCES
dc.subject	OPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	PRESENT VALUE
dc.subject	PRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subject	PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subject	PRICE INCREASES
dc.subject	PRICE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	PRIMARY SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	PURCHASE PRICE
dc.subject	PURCHASING
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	QUANTITY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	REAL INCOME
dc.subject	REGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subject	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	SPREAD
dc.subject	SUBSTITUTES
dc.subject	SUBSTITUTION
dc.subject	SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	TARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TIME VALUE OF MONEY
dc.subject	TIN
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	UTILITY BILL
dc.title	A New Slant on Slopes : Measuring the Benefits of Increased Electricity Access in Developing Countries
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study