The Benefits of Solar Home Systems : An Analysis from Bangladesh

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dc.creatorAsaduzzaman, M.
dc.creatorSamad, Hussain A.
dc.creatorYunus, Mohammad
dc.creatorKhandker, Shahidur R.
dc.date2014-02-05T19:06:47Z
dc.date2014-02-05T19:06:47Z
dc.date2013-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:55:14Z
dc.descriptionThe Government of Bangladesh, with help from the World Bank and other donors, has provided aid to a local agency called Infrastructure Development Company Limited and its partner organizations to devise a credit scheme for marketing solar home system units and making these an affordable alternative to grid electricity for poor people in remote areas. This paper uses household survey data to examine the financing scheme behind the dissemination of these solar home systems, in particular the role of the subsidy; the factors that determine the adoption of the systems in rural Bangladesh; and the welfare impacts of such adoption. The paper finds that while the subsidy has been declining over time, the demand for solar home systems has seen phenomenal growth, mostly because of technological developments that have made the systems increasingly more affordable. Households with better physical and educational endowments are more likely to adopt solar home systems than poor households. The price of the system matters in household decision making -- a 10 percent decline in the price of the system increases the overall demand for a solar panel by 2 percent. As for the benefits, adoption of a solar home system improves children s evening study time, lowers kerosene consumption, and provides health benefits for household members, in particular for women. It is also found to increase women's decision-making ability in certain household affairs. Finally, it is found to increase household consumption expenditure, although at a small scale.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18640651/benefits-solar-home-systems-analysis-bangladesh
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16939
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6724
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412960
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6724
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE FUELS
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE METHOD
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICE
dc.subjectBACKUP POWER
dc.subjectBASE YEAR
dc.subjectBATTERIES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCONTROLLED PRICES
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUE
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDRY CELL BATTERIES
dc.subjectDUNG
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectELECTRIC GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRIC GRID
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION OF CARBON
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectENERGY FORM
dc.subjectENERGY GENERATION
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL COLLECTION
dc.subjectFUEL WOOD
dc.subjectGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID AREAS
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LIGHTING
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKEROSENE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectKEROSENE LAMPS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectNATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRIDS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAICS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION LEVELS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER PROGRAM
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPRICE EFFECT
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRIMARY FUEL
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectQUALITY ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOLAR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectSOLAR ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOLAR PANEL
dc.subjectSOLAR PANELS
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectSOLAR SYSTEM
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTE FUEL
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWOOD BIOMASS
dc.titleThe Benefits of Solar Home Systems : An Analysis from Bangladesh

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