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Technical and economic assessment of off-grid, mini-grid and grid electrification technologies.

Statement of responsibility:

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

Washington, DC : The World Bank Group, c 2007.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 67 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. + 1 optical disk ; 12 cm.

Series Title:

(ESMAP Technical paper 121

Series Title:

07)

Language:

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Economic assistance.
Economic assistance – Developing countries.
Technical assistance.

Class. No:

Pamphlet HC 60 .T43 2007

Accession No:

21010

General Note:

December 2007.

General Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

General Note:

Summary: The purpose of this report is to convey the results of an assessment of the current and future economic readiness of electric power generation alternatives for developing countries. The objective of the technical and economic assessment was to systematically characterize the commercial and economic prospects of renewable and fossil fuel-fired electricity generation technologies now, and in the near future—(p. xxi).

General Note:

Contents: Acronyms and abbreviations—Units of measure—Chemical symbols—Foreword—Acknowledgments—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Power generation technology assessment—Technical and economic assessment of power delivery—4. Results and Discussion—5. References—Annexes.