1. Socio-economic Impacts of Electricity Access in South Asia Narasimha D. Rao with: Davida Wood, WRI

2. Electricity Access Energy Access & Social Impact Electricity Access Services Education Women’s time Health Livelihood Cost Reliability

3. Context

4. ~600 million each without electricity S. Asia Sub-Saharan Africa

5. Data source: National Sample Survey of Consumption Expenditure 2004-05 150 million without electricity Access Levels

6. Marketplace for electricity “DIY” Systems Microgrids SHS Grid

7. Case Study Glimpses

8. Case Study Sites Nepal Bihar, India

9. Research Design Household surveys No elecGridMicrogridSHSTotal Nepal 14819053 238 Bihar 21119417145 315 Total 22527526198859 Household income Kerosene use Women’s time Education Impact Indicators

10. Electricity Access Services Cost Reliability

11. Findings Kerosene use distinctly less with SHS Women with electricity access spend less time on chores No discernable income differences Electricity Access Services Education Women’s time Health Livelihood Cost Reliability

12. THANK YOU What you measure is what you get The end goal is poverty eradication