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Energy access - Making Power Sector Reform Work for the Poor

This document by the Global Network on energy for Sustainable Development explains the significant outcome of policy review and reform in the energy sector that was implemented in different regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The reforms mainly focused on the providing access to energy services to the poorer sections of the communities

The results could be summed up in 4 areas:

(i) Protecting Funds: Funds for electrification of the poor need to be protected and specifically guided by sound policies, and use of funds must be under transparent planning process;

Better Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor - Good Practice from sub-Saharan Africa, Chapter 7 - Policy does matter! Developing Policies and Strategies for Improving Water Supply and Sanitation for the Urban Poor

This Chapter explains how policy should focus on creating specific strategies that specifically target the poor in urban areas. The document implies that policies usually are too general and do not address the real problem of the poor settled in informal areas. The Chapter also gives examples of good practices in water sector policy in several regions of Africa.

 

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Scaling Up Blended Financing of Water and Sanitation Investments in Kenya

This PPP case demonstrates how OBA enabled the government to channel private funding for a development priority.  Community-based organizations grew into PPPs with fully commercial business models for delivering water in poor rural areas. A Kenyan micro finance bank provided loans, where part of the principal was paid by GPOBA once the service proved functional and part of credit default risk was guaranteed by USAID.

Bangladesh - Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project (English)

 

This PPP case demonstrates how OBA enabled a government enterprise in charge of sustainable energy investments to form PPPs for rural electrification of low-income households. Solar panel and other sustainable energy technology dealers became PPP operators for installation and long-term maintenance of the equipment while the government focused on quality assurance, convening partnership with GPOBA and other donors as well as coordination of electrical grid planning, making sure that the PPP operators do not work in the place where the grid is expected soon.

OBApproaches for Targeting Subsidies Through Output-Based Aid

 

OBApproaches is a forum for discussing and disseminating recent experiences and innovations for supporting the delivery of basic services to the poor. The series will focus on the provision of water, energy, telecommunications, transport, health and education in developing countries, in particular through output, or performance,-based approaches.

This note draws upon lessons from a wide range of Output-based aid (OBA), or performance-based grants, used to help target services to the poor.

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Rural Water Supply in the Philippines – Volume I “Design Manual”

The Rural Water Supply – Volume I “Design Manual” is the first of three volumes from the Small Water Providers Work for the Poor project funded by the Water Partnership Program that provides key concepts and guidance in the design of small waterworks facilities in the Philippines. This manual is a ready resource for owners, operators, technical staff, consultants, government planners and contractors. It also aims to provide assistance to non-technical readers involved in the management and operation of small water supply systems.

The Challenge of Engaging Communities in Lao PDR: Lessons from the Poverty Reduction Fund Project

This is a Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) of the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) Project that was approved on June 25, 2002, and ended on the extended closing date of September 30, 2011. Total estimated project costs, including one additional financing (AF), were US$34.34 million. Actual project costs were US$43.51 million, including US$2.37 million in counterpart funding from the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and US$7.27 co-financing from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

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