Impact evaluation has gained recognition over the last decade as an essential component of project development. Impact evaluation details ho...

Figure 1. Consumer Surplus for Lighting (Graphic: Doug Barnes) By Doug Barnes The concept of consumer surplus in measuring the benefit...

Click Image for Amazon "Look Inside" I recently published a new book on the impact of rural electrification in develop...

By Doug  Barnes   A “new” report on rural electrification in Peru demonstrates the usefulness of conducting energy surveys to help with...

What is rural electrification? This definitioin appears simple but it is becoming more and more complicated as new devices and systems are ...

I have received a rather long comment from Andrew Barnett from The Policy Practice and I thought it would be good to include his insights on...

The existence of energy poverty today is quite well accepted around the world. In fact alleviating energy poverty is a goal of many developm...

The small technologies such as solar lanterns and small lights have always been a challenge to promote under development programs. Solar ...

Vietnam Rural Television Viewing: Photo by WB Hanoi Today most of us take electronic communications for granted. We are tethered to our e...

Lighting: Credit NRECA In developed countries we take electric lights for granted. We throw a switch, and presto the room lights up from ...

It is very difficult to measure the value of electricity in many countries because access to it is virtually universal and prices and connec...

I am always surprised when people question the benefits of rural electrification programs in developing countries as sometimes happens. The...