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Who benefits most from rural electrification ? evidence in India

Author:	Khandker, Shahidur R.; Samad, Hussain A.; Ali, Rubaba; Barnes, Douglas F.;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6095
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2012/06/18
Document Date:	2012/06/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Rel. Proj ID:	1W-Monitoring And Impact Evaluation Of Rural Electrification -- -- P111450;
Region:	The World Region	Report Number:	WPS6095
Sub Sectors:	Renewable energy; Power	SubTopics:	Energy Production and Transportation; Electric Power; Energy and Poverty Alleviation; Rural Poverty Reduction; Engineering
TF No/Name:	TF091910-MONITORING AND IMPACT EVALUATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION	Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: This paper applies an econometric analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits of rural electrification using rich household survey data from India. The results support that rural electrification helps to reduce time allocated to fuelwood collection by household members and increases time allocated to studying by boys and girls. Rural electrification also increases the labor supply of men and women, schooling of boys and girls, and household per capita income and expenditure. Electrification also helps reduce poverty. But the larger share of benefits accrues to wealthier rural households, with poorer ones having more limited use of electricity. The analysis also shows that restricted supply of electricity, due to frequent power outages, negatively affects both household electricity connection and its consumption, thereby reducing the expected benefits of rural electrification.


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