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Title

Restoring balance : Bangladesh's rural energy realities / M. Asaduzzaman, Douglas F. Barnes, Shahidur R. Khandker.

Author

Asaduzzaman, M.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010.

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Additional Authors

• Barnes, Douglas F.
• Khandker, Shahidur R.
• Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
• Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.
• World Bank

Description

xxvi, 141 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.

Summary

Rural energy's importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. People are cooking with biomass fuels including large amounts of leaves and grass that expose them to harmful indoor air pollution. They light with kerosene or sometimes candles which give off a dim light that hampers studying and reading in the evening. Finally, rural productivity suffers because of lack of access to modern energy. However, the picture also is not all bleak. This study underscores how improved access to rural energy services can created multiple benefits for rural life--from income and labor productivity to education and women's health. Recommended or enhancement of programs for improved stoves, rural electrification, renewable energy and greater access to commercial liquid fuels can significantly improve both the rural productivity and enhance the quality of life in rural Bangladesh.--Publisher.

Series Statement

World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 181

Uniform Title

World Bank working paper ; no. 181.

Subject

• Energy consumption > Bangladesh
• Rural public utilities > Bangladesh

Note

• "This study was conducted with the technical and financial support from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the collaborative efforts of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) in Dhaka and the World Bank" --p. xi.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) .

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Household energy use -- Household energy demand -- Household gains from energy use -- Energy consumption and rural production -- Institutional framework for rural energy supply -- Policy recommendations.

ISBN

• 9780821378977 (pbk.)
• 082137897X (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2010294137

OCLC

• 463396805
• SCSB-10768374

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library