Rural energy and development : improving energy supplies for two billion people. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c1996. - xii, 118 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Development in practice . - Development in practice (Washington, D.C.) .

"This report was prepared by Douglas Barnes, Dennis Anderson, and Karl Jechoutek, under the direction of Richard Stern"-P. xi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-118).

1. Introduction -- 2. The rural energy situation -- 3. Emerging practices and policies -- 4. Options for rural electrification -- 5. Innovations in renewable energy -- 6. Cooking fuels : toward more sustainable supply and use -- 7. The role of the World Bank Group -- Appendix. World Bank lending to rural and renewable energy projects, fiscal 1980-95.

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Rural development--Developing countries.

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