Experiences and lessons from China’s success in providing electricity for all

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Funding, coordination, and technology are key to deliver full electrification.
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Gang He

David Victor

Published

July 15, 2017

Paper

Experiences and lessons from China’s success in providing electricity for all
Gang He*, and David Victor
Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2017)
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.03.011

Abstract

In 2015 China provided access to electricity to its entire population—the first of the large emerging and developing countries to achieve that landmark goal that most advanced industrialized countries met decades earlier. We found some key experiences and lessons to be learned from China’s successful program to provide electricity for all. Substantial funding from the central government, delivered by mechanisms sensitive to local provincial needs, were essential to success. Also vital was use of off-grid solar home systems for the most remote users for whom grid connection would be quite costly.

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BibTeX citation:
@article{he2017,
  author = {He, Gang and Victor, David},
  title = {Experiences and Lessons from {China’s} Success in Providing
    Electricity for All},
  journal = {Resources, Conservation and Recycling},
  volume = {122},
  pages = {335-338},
  date = {2017-07-15},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.03.011},
  doi = {10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.03.011},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
He, Gang, and David Victor. 2017. “Experiences and Lessons from China’s Success in Providing Electricity for All.” Resources, Conservation and Recycling 122 (July): 335–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.03.011.