Increasing access to energy services in rural areas - REEEP ...

MODULE 10: INCREASING ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS
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1. MODULE OBJECTIVES
1.1. Module overview
The main themes described in this module are as follows:
• Introduction to the issue of access to energy services in rural areas.
• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their links to energy: examining
the importance of energy to the completion of the MDGs and the role of
development agencies and their policies.
• Policy options for increasing access to energy services in rural areas: looking
at the basic energy needs in rural areas and examining the issues associated
with increasing energy access and examining the policy instruments for improving
energy services in rural areas, including the role of intermediation, the role
of subsidies and pricing.
• Business models and private sector participation for increasing access to
energy in rural areas are examined including market based models, control
and command model, private company participation and subsidies.
• Case studies from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Indonesia
and Morocco are presented.
1.2. Module aims
This module aims to do the following:
• To introduce the issue of energy access in rural areas and the importance of
energy for the achievement of the MDGs.
• To outline the basic energy needs in rural areas and some of the barriers preventing
increased energy access to rural populations.
• To provide some examples of policy instruments for improving energy services
in rural areas.
• To outline business models and private sector participation schemes for
increasing access to energy in rural areas.
1.3. Module learning outcomes
This module attempts to achieve the following learning outcomes:
• To be able to show the links between rural development and energy access
and progress towards achievement of the MDGs.