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\"\"<\/a>The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has published a report on how governments, donors and businesses could work together to provide poor communities with low-carbon energy supplies.<\/p>\n

The study analyses an Argentine\u2019s Programme that has successfully delivered basic electricity access to remote and rural communities that are beyond the reach of the national electricity grid.<\/p>\n

A document made available to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said PERMER (the Project for Renewable Energy in Rural Markets) has provided a combination of renewable (solar and wind power) and hybrid fossil fuel-renewable energy (e.g. diesel-solar mini grids) to around 10,000 households and 1,800 schools and other public buildings, and is on its way to reaching another 18,000 households.<\/p>\n

The programme was introduced in the late 1990s, when it became clear that power sector privatisation had done little to extend access in remote rural areas. Long distances, low population density and poverty meant the cost of extending grid networks was prohibitively high.<\/p>\n

PERMER has used government and donor funding to install generating equipment and subsidised user tariffs, with exclusive delivery contracts awarded to concessionaires (private sector, public sector, co-operatives) that run and maintain the service.<\/p>\n

Most of the start-up funding came from international loans and grants from the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, along with co-financing from national and provincial government budgets, companies and users.<\/p>\n

The programme has provided better quality and illumination to households at costs that are equivalent to, or lower than, what residents paid previously for kerosene lamps and candles.<\/p>\n

This enables users to listen to radios or have a light source for studying, reading or making handicrafts at night.<\/p>\n

However, PERMER installations do not provide enough electricity for productive or domestic activities such as pumping water, refrigerating food or shearing sheep, so the project has not created new economic opportunities or addressed poverty directly.<\/p>\n

The report says to reduce poverty and create productive opportunities, electrification projects like PERMER needs to be integrated with rural development plans and programmes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile PERMER has not transformed lives, it has certainly improved them,\u201d says the report\u2019s author, Sarah Best (who was working at the time for Sustainable Development Advisors).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest positive impact has been felt by students and teachers in rural schools because the level of power provided there is greater.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor schools, the programme had not only meant more hours of light for teachers to prepare classes and for students to study. It has allowed staff and pupils to use radios, televisions and sometimes computers and gain a greater understanding of the wider world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite these gains, progress has been much slower than expected and capital costs have been higher. There is also the challenge of economic sustainability.<\/p>\n

Provincial governments set the tariffs that users pay for electricity, and level of tariff subsidy, according to the local context and people\u2019s ability to pay, but some private-sector concessionaires complain that tariffs are too low for them to make a profit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of interest from donors and governments in promoting private sector investment for expanding energy access in Southern countries,\u201d says Dr Emma Wilson, who leads IIED\u2019s access to energy research.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey should look to the Argentine experience, which shows that the right institutional, market and financial and regulatory conditions need to be in place to support this kind of approach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic finance for start-up support and subsidies with a sustainable source are playing an important role in overcoming the lack of commercial attraction that such isolated, low-income communities present to the private sector,\u201d says Dr Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile international finance must be flexible to allow countries to develop delivery models that are appropriate to local conditions. It is also crucial to invest in building the knowledge and effectiveness of key government bodies especially regulators, who must ensure that companies are properly serving low-income customers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The new report describes PERMER\u2019s delivery model, its successes and challenges, and the social impact on residents and schools. It focuses on Argentina\u2019s north-eastern province of Jujuy, one of the poorest and most remote provinces, and one of the first to implement PERMER.<\/p>\n

Source: GNA<\/p>\n

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You Are Here: Home \u00bb Africa\/International \u00bb Study sheds light on contribution to renewable energy Page last updated at Thursday, August 4, 2011 9:09 AM \/\/ The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has published a report on how governments, donors and businesses could work together to provide poor communities with low-carbon energy supplies. The study analyses an Argentine\u2019s Programme that has successfully delivered basic electricity access to remote and rural communities that are beyond the reach of the national electricity grid. A document made available to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said PERMER (the Project for Renewable Energy in Rural Markets) has provided a combination of renewable (solar and wind power) and hybrid fossil fuel-renewable energy (e.g. diesel-solar mini grids) to around 10,000 households and 1,800 schools and other public buildings, and is on its way to reaching another 18,000 households. The programme was introduced in the late 1990s, when it became clear that power sector privatisation had done little to extend access in remote rural areas. Long distances, low population density and poverty meant the cost of extending grid networks was prohibitively high. PERMER has used government and donor funding to install generating equipment and subsidised user tariffs, with exclusive delivery contracts awarded to concessionaires (private sector, public sector, co-operatives) that run and maintain the service. Most of the start-up funding came from international loans and grants from the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, along with co-financing from national and provincial government budgets, companies and users. The programme has provided better quality and illumination to households at costs that are equivalent to, or lower than, what residents paid previously for kerosene lamps and candles. This enables users to listen to radios or have a light source for studying, reading or making handicrafts at night. However, PERMER installations do not provide enough electricity for productive or domestic activities such as pumping water, refrigerating food or shearing sheep, so the project has not created new economic opportunities or addressed poverty directly. The report says to reduce poverty and create productive opportunities, electrification projects like PERMER needs to be integrated with rural development plans and programmes. \u201cWhile PERMER has not transformed lives, it has certainly improved them,\u201d says the report\u2019s author, Sarah Best (who was working at the time for Sustainable Development Advisors). \u201cThe biggest positive impact has been felt by students and teachers in rural schools because the level of power provided there is greater.\u201d \u201cFor schools, the programme had not only meant more hours of light for teachers to prepare classes and for students to study. It has allowed staff and pupils to use radios, televisions and sometimes computers and gain a greater understanding of the wider world.\u201d Despite these gains, progress has been much slower than expected and capital costs have been higher. There is also the challenge of economic sustainability. Provincial governments set the tariffs that users pay for electricity, and level of tariff subsidy, according to the local context and people\u2019s ability to pay, but some private-sector concessionaires complain that tariffs are too low for them to make a profit. \u201cThere is a lot of interest from donors and governments in promoting private sector investment for expanding energy access in Southern countries,\u201d says Dr Emma Wilson, who leads IIED\u2019s access to energy research. \u201cThey should look to the Argentine experience, which shows that the right institutional, market and financial and regulatory conditions need to be in place to support this kind of approach.\u201d \u201cPublic finance for start-up support and subsidies with a sustainable source are playing an important role in overcoming the lack of commercial attraction that such isolated, low-income communities present to the private sector,\u201d says Dr Wilson. \u201cMeanwhile international finance must be flexible to allow countries to develop delivery models that are appropriate to local conditions. It is also crucial to invest in building the knowledge and effectiveness of key government bodies especially regulators, who must ensure that companies are properly serving low-income customers,\u201d he added. The new report describes PERMER\u2019s delivery model, its successes and challenges, and the social impact on residents and schools. It focuses on Argentina\u2019s north-eastern province of Jujuy, one of the poorest and most remote provinces, and one of the first to implement PERMER. 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PERMER has used government and donor funding to install generating equipment and subsidised user tariffs, with exclusive delivery contracts awarded to concessionaires (private sector, public sector, co-operatives) that run and maintain the service. Most of the start-up funding came from international loans and grants from the World Bank and Global Environment Facility, along with co-financing from national and provincial government budgets, companies and users. The programme has provided better quality and illumination to households at costs that are equivalent to, or lower than, what residents paid previously for kerosene lamps and candles. This enables users to listen to radios or have a light source for studying, reading or making handicrafts at night. However, PERMER installations do not provide enough electricity for productive or domestic activities such as pumping water, refrigerating food or shearing sheep, so the project has not created new economic opportunities or addressed poverty directly. The report says to reduce poverty and create productive opportunities, electrification projects like PERMER needs to be integrated with rural development plans and programmes. \u201cWhile PERMER has not transformed lives, it has certainly improved them,\u201d says the report\u2019s author, Sarah Best (who was working at the time for Sustainable Development Advisors). \u201cThe biggest positive impact has been felt by students and teachers in rural schools because the level of power provided there is greater.\u201d \u201cFor schools, the programme had not only meant more hours of light for teachers to prepare classes and for students to study. 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Provincial governments set the tariffs that users pay for electricity, and level of tariff subsidy, according to the local context and people\u2019s ability to pay, but some private-sector concessionaires complain that tariffs are too low for them to make a profit. \u201cThere is a lot of interest from donors and governments in promoting private sector investment for expanding energy access in Southern countries,\u201d says Dr Emma Wilson, who leads IIED\u2019s access to energy research. \u201cThey should look to the Argentine experience, which shows that the right institutional, market and financial and regulatory conditions need to be in place to support this kind of approach.\u201d \u201cPublic finance for start-up support and subsidies with a sustainable source are playing an important role in overcoming the lack of commercial attraction that such isolated, low-income communities present to the private sector,\u201d says Dr Wilson. \u201cMeanwhile international finance must be flexible to allow countries to develop delivery models that are appropriate to local conditions. It is also crucial to invest in building the knowledge and effectiveness of key government bodies especially regulators, who must ensure that companies are properly serving low-income customers,\u201d he added. The new report describes PERMER\u2019s delivery model, its successes and challenges, and the social impact on residents and schools. It focuses on Argentina\u2019s north-eastern province of Jujuy, one of the poorest and most remote provinces, and one of the first to implement PERMER. 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