Record Details

Problems and Prospects of Rural Electrification in Poor Countries: The Case of Songo Songo Wayleave Village Electrification Scheme in Southern Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Development Studies

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Problems and Prospects of Rural Electrification in Poor Countries: The Case of Songo Songo Wayleave Village Electrification Scheme in Southern Tanzania
 
Creator Mwakaje, AG
 
Description This study investigates the problems and prospects of rural electrification in poor countries with the case study of Songo Songo Wayleave Villages Electrification Scheme (WVES) in Tanzania. WVES is one of the incentives of the project to the affected villages. However, this service will be provided commercially. This study examines the implication of this decision of providing electricity commercially in villages with deep and pervasive poverty. The socio-economic status of the communities, the demand, willingness and ability to pay for electricity services has been analysed. Findings show that although willingness to pay is high, the ability to pay (actual demand) is very low by the majority of the respondents; suggesting that application of TANESCO commercial tariffs to the project area would be a disincentive to many villagers. This decision will also have cost implications to the TANESCO’s installed facilities. It is recommended that special credit be provided to facilitate rural communities in WVES. Also, policy and decision makers should encourage production of broader range of renewable energies and production of micro-hydro energy sources that are both economic and affordable to rural communities.
 
Publisher Educational Publishers and Distributors
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2009-11-17
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/47885
10.4314/tjds.v7i1.47885
 
Source Tanzania Journal of Development Studies; Vol 7, No 1 (2007); 91-103
2591-6831
0856-9622
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/47885/34255
 
Rights Copyright is owned by the sister institutes: IDS, University of Dar es Salaam, DSI, Sokoine University of Agriculture and Department of Development studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.