Rural Electrification
Rural electrification is a means to economic development and sanitary improvement. Currently, about 22% of the world’s population is without electricity, and 85% of individuals without electricity live in rural areas. Countries have employed an array of mandates, incentives and deployment programs to accelerate rural electrification. This page provides access to technical resources that policymakers can use to inform the design and implementation of policies and programs to advance deployment of technologies such as photovoltaic systems, wind energy, hydropower, hydrogen and hybrid systems.
Resources CESC
Tools and Websites
Decentralised Renewable Energy: Illuminating the Path to Global Electrification
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Alliance for Rural Electrification
Publication
100% Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development
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World Future Council
Deployment Data
Publication
A New Scheme for the Promotion of Renewable Energies in Developing Countries: The Renewable Energy Regulated Purchase Tariff
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European Commission
Alliance for Rural Electrification
PhotoVoltaic Technology Platform
Publication
Accelerating Off-grid Renewable Energy: Key Findings and Recommendations from IOREC 2016
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IRENA
Date:
1 January 2017
Deployment Data
Publication
Accelerating Mini-Grid Deployment In Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Tanzania
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World Resource Institute
Policy Data
Publication
Advancing Gender in the Environment: Making The Case For Women in the Energy Sector
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Deployment Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Alliance for Rural Electrification (Website)
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Alliance for Rural Electricification
Publication
Tools and Websites
Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)
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Ashden
Training Materials
ASEAN Renewable Energy Guidelines
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Renewable Energy Support Program for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN RESP)
Clean Energy Solutions Center
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
Bioenergy and Food Security Criteria and Indicators (BEFSCI) (Website)
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Publication
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
Bioenergy Decision Support Tool
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United Nations
Tools and Websites
Building Energy Software Tools Directory
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United States Department of Energy
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Capacity Building for the Rapid Commercialization of Renewable Energy
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World Bank
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Clean Energy Project Interactive Map
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reegle
Publication
Tools and Websites
Training Materials
ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)
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United Nations
Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
Energy Research Center of the Netherlands
Joint Implementation Network
University of Edinburgh
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership
Deployment Data
Publication
Delivering Energy Services for Poverty Reduction: Success Stories from Asia and the Pacific
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United Nations
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)
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United States Department of Energy
Publication
Energizing Equality: The Importance of Integrating Gender Equality Principles in National Energy Policies and Frameworks
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IUCN Global Gender Office
Date:
1 September 2017