Library >> Research >> Rural Electrification Rural Electrification Introduction There are currently 2.8 billion people on earth who live on less than $2 a day... Characteristics of the Energy Deprived It's hard to imagine in how many ways life would be different without electricity... A Day in the Life of Térese Térese's day is built around chores that become obsolete with electricity... Barriers Preventing Rural Electrification Unfortunately, for as clear and urgent of a problem as rural electrification is, there are numerous barriers that are preventing an explicit solution... Case Studies Explore our interesting case studyies, and get a better picture. Innovative Policy: Chile's Rural Electrification For countries with privatized utility industries, the challenge facing national policies aimed at electrifying rural... People Want Light, not Solar Energy: Electrification on the Islands of Kiribati People in rural areas living without electricity do not want a PV system. They want electricity... Technical Innovation: Multifunctional Platforms in Rural Mali Sub-Saharan Africa is strenuous, involving burdensome tasks associated with lack of modern energy... Kenya: An Unsubsidized Mainstream Market for Photovoltaics Can Exist! The flourishing market for photovoltaic systems in rural Kenya is the archetypal success story for renewable energy... A Historical Model: TVA, The New Deal, and America's Rural Electrification Rural electrification in America happened as a result of social programs... Best Practices How an appropriate technology, with an appropriate policy, and an international community can make it possible. References Links to the sources of our research.