Böcker i Directions in Development - Energy and Mining-serien

Bangladesh has the world's fastest growing, off-grid solar home system (SHS) coverage. Surge in Solar Powered Homes assesses the country's remarkable growth in SHS, its support schemes, and the welfare impacts for rural households, using both large-scale household survey and institutional data.

The state of the Indian power sector today is an acknowledged constraint to the country's growth aspirations. This book examines the home-grown Indian experience with private sector participation in power, identifies emerging risks, and proposes specific actions for government consideration, so that the power sector may fulfill its important role in India's growth story.