Surge in Solar-Powered Homes: Experience in Off-Grid Rural Bangladesh

Khandker, Shahidur R.; Samad, Hussain A.; Sadeque, Zubair K.M.; Asaduzzaman, Mohammed; Yunus, Mohammad; Haque, Anisul

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0374-1

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“…This is not the case for SHSs, where robust technician training programmes exist. The largest, Grameen Shakti, has taken a leading role in training women technicians to install and repair SHSs as well as other accessories and appliances through its 'Grameen technology centres ' (Khandker et al, 2014 …”

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“…While much of Bangladesh's microfinance sector focuses on women (Esty, 2014), who constitute the majority of borrowers, SHS loan agreements through IDCOL are made with household heads, who are mostly men. While this removes an element of control from women in regards to energy, there is evidence that introducing an SHS reduces household expenditure on other items, such as kerosene (Khandker et al, 2014), potentially leaving women with additional disposable income.This complex picture is simply more reason to better understand, target, and address the gendered dimensions of energy in Bangladesh. Donor support is required to push for gender audits of energy policies and regulations, which must be not only gender aware but also explicitly address inequalities and the differentiated needs and priorities of women and men.…”

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'The energy access sector is in dire need of this kind of empirical analysis. Distributed renewable energy technologies have become a major player in the global energy equation. Yet, the trend to solely rely on grid extension and intensification continues in many parts of the Global South, against better reason. The PPEO 2017 analysis takes this issue head on through a terrific decomposition of the energy for all scenario. ' Dr Sebastian Groh, Managing Director, ME SOLshare Ltd, and Assistant Professor, North South University, Bangladesh 'I appreciate that PPEO 2017 is informed by consumer preferences and needs; not only the functional requirements of energy interventions and technologies, but also by consumers' lifestyles and aspirations. Practical Action's holistic view and its bottom-up approach ensure that the report considers the full range of energy needs and particularly highlight people's pressing desire for clean cooking solutions -something that is weaved into the report as a crucial priority as we all work toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. This edition especially notes the importance of consumer affordability and the need to develop the right financial instruments that match the capacities of players along the entire energy access value chain, including consumers themselves. ' Radha Muthiah, CEO, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves'PPEO 2017 builds on the bottom-up energy planning approach recommended in the 2016 edition and enables us to see, clearly, that the costs of providing energy access are not prohibitive when recognizing real energy demands. The inclusion of productive use and community service energy demands within this bottom-up approach further differentiates Practical Action's analysis from the 'go to' modelling frameworks that underpin the discussions of global financial needs for access. I hope this PPEO accelerates the dialogue around why change is needed in looking at energy demand from the end user's perspective. This report shows us why the energy planning and global leadership sector needs to move past the business as usual approach, which uses top-down projections of future demand based on history or forecasts of future economic growth. The projections on the level of financing required for desired clean cooking solutions is a clear call to action for prioritization and innovation. Given the consensus on the urgency of delivering energy access, this PPEO must be digested by all who want to be part of the change required to meet SDG 7 goals.' Christine Eibs Singer, Director of Global Advocacy, Power for All, and Special Advisor on Energy Access to SEforAll'We welcome PPEO 2017's analysis of gender and energy finance, and its specific recommendations on financing systems that promote gender equity and options for mainstreaming gender in financing mechanisms. We must continue to advocate for the critical role for women and women's organizations in bottom-up energy access planning processes and in influencing the policy, regulatory an...

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“…Adopters of SHSs in rural areas receive benefits instantaneously by getting the opportunity to access electricity through household lighting, which is the primary use of electricity [29]. Since, in rural households, installing SHS can provide ample light after dark that helps the children on their education by providing extended-study hours for these school going children [18].…”

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“…Since, in rural households, installing SHS can provide ample light after dark that helps the children on their education by providing extended-study hours for these school going children [18]. Moreover, the SHS enables the rural to spend more relaxation time by acquiring important knowledge and having access to useful socially desirable information happening around them through the electronic media (e.g., black-and-white TV, and radio) [29,18]. A large household survey was conducted among SHS adopters and non-adopters in 128 villages [18].…”

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Electrification in Rural Bangladesh Using Solar Home System: Progress, Problems and Prospect

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2017

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Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?

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2018

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Assessing the extent of evidence available relating to the impact of solar energy for households (HHs) in developing countries, surveys are reviewed focusing on the impact of pico‐photovoltaic (e.g., solar lanterns) or solar home systems (SHS) on rural HHs and directly related economic activities of their occupiers. Ninety‐eight documents have been analyzed. Areas of enquiry have included the impact of small individual solar photovoltaic systems on different facets of the life of HHs' occupiers: their education, health, finance, livelihoods, and social relations. Research on the impact of small solar systems contradicts the commonly accepted idea that small solar systems—due to their limited capacity—cannot have an impact in terms of development. In actual fact, these systems seem to have a significant impact in terms of quality of life for their users and in helping them to keep connected to the global world by supplying power to mobile phones and television sets. Nevertheless, it is not yet possible to draw definitive conclusions on their quantitative impact in specific areas, except for: (a) evidence of increase of quality lighting, (b) strong evidence of cost savings when kerosene lamps are replaced by solar lighting, and (c) evidence on the impact of solar lighting on the time of studying of children and quality of education. Finally, indications are given on the kind of research which could be conducted to fill current gaps in demonstrating evidence of the impact of small individual solar systems. This article is categorized under: Photovoltaics > Climate and Environment Energy and Climate > Economics and Policy

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Surge in Solar-Powered Homes: Experience in Off-Grid Rural Bangladesh

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Cited by 39 publications

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Poor People's Energy Outlook 2017

Poor People's Energy Outlook 2017

Electrification in Rural Bangladesh Using Solar Home System: Progress, Problems and Prospect

Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?

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