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PUBLISHEDJune 10 2009
AUTHOR(S)Andrew Barnett, Elizabeth Cecelski, Amitav Rath
Session 7: Can Master Plans Work?

The presentations emphasized various ways in which master plans are developed to address the problem of rural electrification based on the strengths and weaknesses of the sector. 

Africa Electrification Initiative Workshop

Session1: Grid Extension

Session 2: Offgrid Business Models

Session 3: Hybrid Electrification Models

Session 4: Rural Electrification Agency and Rural Electrification Fund

Session 5: Grid Intensification, Innovation and Cost

Session 6: Offgrid Technology and Lighting Africa

Session 7: Can Master Plans Work?

Session 8: Pro Access Regulation

Session 9: Monitoring and Evaluation

Session 10: Enhancing Impact

Session 11: Financing and Subsidies for Utilities

Session 12: Financing (and subsidies) for Small Providers and Renewable Energy

Session 13: User Financing via Micro Finance Institutions (MFI) and Utility Bills

Session 14: Institutional and Financial Aspects of a Rural Electrification Experience: Tunisia

Session 15: An Energy Subsidy Clinic: How to Design and Improve Access Subsidies

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