chin ural ust mers The challenge of market-based rural electrification The large number of households that need catering for in market based approaches to rural energy supply in developing countries makes different demands on all involved players: an extensive infrastructure for reaching the rural customer needs to be established, extensive investments have to be realised, financial sustainability must be assured, and the business must even show profit. Thus, for successful market and infrastructure development it is a major necessity to understand the mechanisms involved. Dorothee Reinmfiller, International Solar Energy Society (ISES), Germany and Rana Adib, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Germany describe a new guide to assist governments, business, and financing organisations in providing energy to rural areas using renewables.
RESuM A study on rural energy supply models
To bridge remaining knowledge gaps on suitablc models for market based energy supply in rural areas, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) in co-operation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has carried out a survey on "Rural Energy Supply Models -RESuM".