Utilising electricity access for poverty reduction. Annex 3 - Case study report: India.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2015
Country:
India
Document Type:
Case Study
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Palit, D., Sharma, K.R., Waters, L., Willcox, M.

Abstract

The research presented in this report forms one of two Case Studies prepared for the project Utilising Electricity Access for Poverty Reduction. The Case Study seeks to answer, in the Indian context, the questions:
1. What level of electricity access is required to enable and sustain poverty escape?
2. What constraints, despite increased access to electricity, mean that people are not able to use that electricity productively? How can they be removed?
The research was carried out through desk studies of policy and regulation, consultations with stakeholders involved in electricity provision and field research focusing on communities touched by four different electricity access programmes.

Citation

Willcox, M.; Waters, L.; Palit, D.; Sharma, K.R. Utilising electricity access for poverty reduction. Annex 3 - Case study report: India. Practical Action Consulting, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, UK (2015) 127 pp.

Published 1 January 2015
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