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E duardo Mor’an
La provision de electricidad a areas rurales es un
problema que debe ser considerado de manera in-
tegral en context0 de lo que esti ocurriendo en un
area al presente y lo que pudiera suceder si se in-
stalara la electricidad. Este es el mensaje que
Eduardo Moran present6 a la Conferencia. El
bosquejo cuatro objetivos que se deben considerar en
tales proyectos,
La realidad national de1 kea rural esti represen-
tada por una dispersion grande de sus pobladores en
agrupaciones de menos de 500 habitantes, la cual no
ha permitido que estos obtengan 10s beneficios
derivados de1 desarrollo economico de 10s irtimos
anos, y de la energia electrica en particular. Esta
u.ltima situation se agrava debido a la imposibilidad
de dar servicio electrico mediante la extension de 10s
sistemas centralizados.
Por lo tanto, en el Ecuador a menos que se em-
prenda con un programa de electrificacibn rural en
gran escala basado en sistemas descentralizados, e
seguira marginando de1 desarrollo economico y social
a un prorcentaje elevado de sus poblados.
Con esta realidad en mente, el gobierno, a traves
de sus organismos especializados de planeacion y
ejecucion de programas de energia electrica coma son
INE e INECEL, ha emprendido la realizacibn de un
programa de mini y microgeneracion que permitira
hater realidad 10s siguientes objectives, 10s cuales
concuerdan con 10s objetivos de1 plan de desarrollo
national.
1. Dotaci6n de energia para hater posible el
desarrollo integral de un gran nlimero de
comunidades, y/o asentamientos rurales,
especialmente 10s marginados de1 bienestar
socio-econ6mico.
La energia coma factor de desarrollo integral, tiene
una conception diferente al que ha venido emplean-
dose en nuestros paises. Esta nueva conception im-
plica el tratar toda. la estrwtura social, economist,
cul-iural y fkica de un asentamiento human0 coma un
siswma integrado, en el que para incluir el factor
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Eduardo Mor’an
The provision of electricity to rural areas is a
problem best considered in the context of what
is currently occurring in an area and what might
happen if electricity is installed. This is the
message Eduardo Moran presented at the Con-
ference. He outlined four objectives that should
be considered in such projects.
The reality of Ecuador’s rural areas is
represented by a dispersion of the population in
groupings of 500 or less. This has not permitted
them to obtain the benefits derived from the
economic development of the last few years, and
in particular, electric power. This situation is
serious due to the impossibility to provide
electrical service by extension of centralized
systems. Therefore, Ecuador will continue to pro-
vide marginal service to a high percentage of its
villages unless we embark in a large scale rural
electrification program based on decentralized
systems.
The government, keeping this reality in mind,
working through its specialized agencies for plan-
ning and implementation of electric power pro-
grams, such as the lnstituto National de Energia
(INE) and the lnstituto Ecuatoriano de Electrifi-
cation (INECEL). has initiated the development of
a program of mini and microgeneration to ac-
complish the following objectives in line with the
national development plan.
1. Provide energy to facilitate integrated
development of a great number of com-
munities and/or rural settlements,
especially those marginal to the socio-
economic welfare.
Energy as a factor in integrated development
has a different philosophy than what has been
common practice in our countries. This new con-
ception establishes the need to study the whole
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of a human settlement as an integrated system-
To be able to study the impact of electrification