Measuring consumer's surplus is an increasingly popular approach to quantifying the monetary benefits of energy projects at the World Bank. This paper provides a brief primer on the concept and addresses some concerns and criticisms for this method. The contents include: consumer demand - this...

This brief is designed to illustrate in summary how a variety of countries have addressed the problems inherent in having successful rural electrification. By providing a snapshot of various programs and the many different ways in which these programs provide electricity to their rural...