Solar Power Lights Up Rural Bolivia
GPOBA was instrumental in extending access to electricity to many remote communities, households and schools in Bolivia.
Bolivia Rural Electricity Project Wins Award
The Bolivia Decentralized Electricity for Rural Access project has won a team award from the World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean Region.The team was selected for its sustained dedication and success in achieving development results for poor households in Bolivia under very difficult conditions.
Bolivia Signs $5.2 million World Bank-administered Grant for Rural Electricity
La Paz, Bolivia, July 24, 2007. The Minister of Development Planning of the Republic of Bolivia, Mr Gabriel Loza Tellería signed a US$5.2 million grant with the World Bank’s Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) to help deliver access to renewable electricity to the rural poor in Bolivia.
Output-Based Aid in Bolivia: Balanced Tender Design for Sustainable Energy Access in Difficult Markets
Bolivia is implementing an innovative public-private approach to increase rural electricity access to extremely remote areas via Solar Home Systems (SHS). Novel Medium-term Service Contracts (MSCs) balance the Government’s wish for sustainable service and maximum control with providers’ aim for minimal risk exposure.
Decentralized Electricity for Universal Access in Bolivia
The GPOBA project, which was approved in 2007, built on the experience of the Infrastructure for Rural Transformation (IDTR) project. It was comprised of grants totaling $5.2 million to support the provision of electricity under the framework of the Government’s universal access strategy.
