By Doug Barnes
A couple of years ago I completed this review of Modernizing Energy Services for the Poor: A World Bank Investment Review 2000-2008. This was followed by extensive reviews and then revisions. And this was followed by new revisions and fresh reviews and so on and so forth. I am happy to announce that this report is finally out and comments are welcome, but no more reviews please.
A couple of years ago I completed this review of Modernizing Energy Services for the Poor: A World Bank Investment Review 2000-2008. This was followed by extensive reviews and then revisions. And this was followed by new revisions and fresh reviews and so on and so forth. I am happy to announce that this report is finally out and comments are welcome, but no more reviews please.
Source: World Bank Investments in Energy Access: 2000-08(Figures are Millions) |
It may seem like a trivial exercise to classify energy access lending, but nothing could be further from the truth. When you think about it almost all energy investments can be considered as promoting or being related to energy access. Energy sector reform makes it possible to have a well functioning energy markets, and this is turn means the electricity and other forms of energy can reach the poor. Likewise, rural electrification would not be possible without generation and transmission projects. So where do you draw the line for ruling in investments as relating to energy access energy poverty or ruling them out.