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  Energy sustainability for South Africa’s poor: weighing up the alternatives

  Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2002

  This paper describes the energy use of poor households in South Africa, outlines governmental and other initiatives towards improving energy access in the country, and comments on key elements that must be included in such programmes for improved energy access to contribute to sustainable development.Its findings include that:poor households tend to use multiple sources of energy, and d
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  Uzbekistan energy sector: issues, analysis, and an agenda for reform

  World Bank, 2003

  This paper analyses the energy sector in Uzbekistan and presents a detailed proposal for its reform. It argues that Uzbekistan’s considerable endowment with primary energy resources has led to a subsidisation of energy that has brought about many weaknesses.
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  Measuring the impact of energy interventions on the poor: an illustration from Guatemala

  Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility, 2000

  This paper proposes a methodology for measuring the impact of energy sector interventions on the poor with the intention of promoting the adoption of pro-poor features into their design.