Experiences and lessons from China’s success in providing electricity for all
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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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@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}
}