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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development
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Mini Grids For Half A Billion People : Market Outlook And Handbook For Decision Makers

Publication Year: 2019 Publisher: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK GROUP ESMAP

Energy

Related Goals
7

Technology

Related Goals
17

Background

Approximately 1.2 billion people will need to gain access to electricity to achieve universal access by 2030. The only way to achieve this is through a combination of the main grid extension, mini grids, and off-grid solar. This report shows that about half a billion people can be cost-effectively provided with electricity through mini grids.