How can access to electricity in rural Africa be improved? "From the Bottom Up" explains

[World Bank Publications]

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How can we improve access to electricity in rural Africa? Most Sub-Saharan African countries try to promote rural electrification through both centralized and decentralized approaches. Focusing on the decentralized approach, this guide: provides practical guidance on how small power producers and mini-grid operators can deliver both electrification and renewable energy in rural areas examines ground-level regulatory and policy questions that must be answered to achieve commercially sustainable investments discusses design and implementation of feed-in tariffs for small power producers in developing country contexts with a view towards their expanded use in sub-Saharan Africa addresses two often ignored questions: what to do "when the big grid connects to the little grid" and how to practice light-handed regulation. The implementation issues are presented with specific ground-level options and recommendations rather than just general pronouncements. To make the discussion more concrete for practitioners, the guide provides numerous real-world examples of successful and unsuccessful regulatory and policy actions taken in Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania, as well as Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. For a limited time: SAVE 30% when you order the paperback book online. Simply enter coupon code FTBU30 when checking out to claim your discount. But hurry, the offer is valid only until February 20, 2014. Or download the free PDF to start reading now. "This book was desperately needed. For distributed generation and mini-grids, the fastest-growing element of the global energy equation, it fills the often wide gap between general policy pronouncements and the day-to-day ground-level implementation issues that confront practitioners in Africa and other developing regions. The book does this in a way that is eminently readable while also highlighting (rather than hiding) real-world controversies between different stakeholder groups." —Daniel M. Kammen Professor, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley Former Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, World Bank Group "This book is unusual in that it also covers the unspoken areas that typically play more significant roles in policy formulation for this sector." —Mike Gratwicke Technical Director, Rift Valley Energy "This book will be genuinely helpful to African electricity regulators and policy makers who deal with rural electrification and renewable energy. It addresses real-world problems and offers real-world solutions." —Elijah Sichone Executive Secretary, Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa "The authors break important new ground in this eminently practical, technically sound, and well-written volume." —Mohan Munasinghe Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development, Sri Lanka Shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace (Vice Chair, IPCC-AR4) Former Senior Adviser for Sustainable Development, The World Bank

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