Quantifying Carbon and Distributional Benefits of Solar Home System Programs in Bangladesh

Wang, Limin; Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Cosgrove-Davies, Mac; Samad, Hussain

dc.creator	Wang, Limin
dc.creator	Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit
dc.creator	Cosgrove-Davies, Mac
dc.creator	Samad, Hussain
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:00:12Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:00:12Z
dc.date	2011-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:54:18Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:54:18Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110124114152
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3316
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244212
dc.description	Scaling-up adoption of renewable energy technology, such as solar home systems, to expand electricity access in developing countries can accelerate the transition to low-carbon economic development. Using a purposely collected national household survey, this study quantifies the carbon and distributional benefits of solar home system programs in Bangladesh. Three key findings are generated from the study. First, dissemination of solar home systems brings about significant carbon benefits: the total carbon emissions avoided from replacing kerosene use for lighting by solar home systems in non-electrified rural households was equivalent to about 4 percent of total annual carbon emissions in Bangladesh in 2007. This figure increases to about 15 percent if the grid-electricity generation is used as the energy baseline to estimate the carbon avoided from the installation of solar home systems. Second, solar home system subsidies in rural Bangladesh are progressive when the program is geographically targeted. Third, there exists a market potential for solar home systems in many rural areas if micro-credit schemes are made available and the propensity to install solar home systems is very responsive to income, with a 1-percent increase in per capita income increasing the probability of installing solar home systems by 12 percent, controlling for other factors.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5545
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABATEMENT POTENTIAL
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACCESS TO GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACID
dc.subject	AFFORDABILITY
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE METHODS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANK LOANS
dc.subject	BATTERY CHARGING
dc.subject	BIOMASS
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON ABATEMENT
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSION
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CARBON ENERGY
dc.subject	CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	CARBON FINANCE
dc.subject	CARBON MITIGATION
dc.subject	CARBON OFFSET
dc.subject	CARBON_FINANCE
dc.subject	CC
dc.subject	CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE PROTECTION
dc.subject	CO2
dc.subject	CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	CREDIT PROGRAM
dc.subject	CREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIESEL USE
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION GRID
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	DOWN PAYMENT
dc.subject	DRY CELL BATTERIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY OPTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	EMISSION FACTOR
dc.subject	EMISSION RATE
dc.subject	EMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subject	END-USERS
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENERGY EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subject	ENERGY POLICY
dc.subject	ENERGY RESEARCH
dc.subject	ENERGY SECURITY
dc.subject	ENERGY USE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	EQUALITY
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	FOSSIL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject	FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FUEL USE
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GHG
dc.subject	GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subject	GRID CONNECTION
dc.subject	GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	GRID EXPANSION
dc.subject	HEALTH RISKS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME GROUP
dc.subject	INCOME GROUPS
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTEREST RATE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	KEROSENE
dc.subject	KEROSENE DISPLACEMENT
dc.subject	KEROSENE LAMPS
dc.subject	KEROSENE USE
dc.subject	LACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	LOAD SHEDDING
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LOW-CARBON
dc.subject	MARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	MICRO-CREDIT
dc.subject	MICRO-CREDIT SCHEME
dc.subject	MICRO-CREDIT SCHEMES
dc.subject	MICRO-FINANCE
dc.subject	MITIGATION POTENTIAL
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL COST
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	PHOTOVOLTAICS
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	PP
dc.subject	PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject	RECHARGEABLE LEAD-ACID BATTERY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE SOURCES
dc.subject	RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	RURAL ENERGY
dc.subject	SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject	SMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOLAR ENERGY
dc.subject	SOLAR HOME SYSTEM
dc.subject	SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SOLAR LANTERNS
dc.subject	SOLAR POWER
dc.subject	SOLAR SYSTEMS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	VILLAGE
dc.subject	VILLAGES
dc.subject	WIND
dc.subject	WORLD ENERGY
dc.subject	WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.title	Quantifying Carbon and Distributional Benefits of Solar Home System Programs in Bangladesh
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Bangladesh