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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112401
	Electrification and productive use among micro- and small-enterprises in rural North India
	Pelz S.; Aklin M.; Urpelainen J.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	156
英文摘要	The reported effects of electrification on rural entrepreneurship are mixed, with recent studies describing heterogeneity in outcomes and methodological challenges in attributing causal effects. Furthermore, the debate largely focuses on performance outcomes, rather than supply- and demand-side barriers to productive electricity use itself. In this paper, we contribute new evidence describing electricity use among micro- and small-enterprises (MSEs) in rural northern India. Puzzlingly, 34% of the 2,004 MSEs surveyed have no grid-connection despite almost complete village grid electrification. We exploit variation in grid supply hours at village level, finding no conclusive link with this and MSE connection likelihoods. Rather, connection likelihood appears to be more closely related to wealth characteristics. Supporting this hypothesis, the reported electricity consumption appears equally unrelated to supply quality and quite low overall: 75% of grid-connected MSEs consume less than 1 kW-hour per day, powering only lighting and fans. These results are notable given the positive bias we expect due to the likely endogeneity between grid supply quality and broader development trends, as noted in recent literature. Our work follows others in arguing that supply side improvements must occur in concert with demand side initiatives to unlock rural MSE electricity consumption. At the same time, the role of off-grid technologies in meeting nascent MSE electricity needs deserves further study. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Electricity access Electricity supply reliability Enterprise India MSME Productive electricity use Rural development
英文关键词	Economics; Electric power transmission networks; Electric power utilization; Electric utilities; Regional planning; Reliability; Demand-side; Electricity access; Electricity supply reliability; India; Micro-enterprises; MSME; Productive electricity use; Rural development; Small enterprise; Supply sides; Rural areas; electricity generation; electricity supply; electrification; energy policy; energy use; entrepreneur; rural development; rural population; India
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205293
作者单位	Reiner Lemoine Institute, Germany; Europa Universität Flensburg, Germany; University of Pittsburgh, United States; Johns Hopkins SAIS, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pelz S.,Aklin M.,Urpelainen J.. Electrification and productive use among micro- and small-enterprises in rural North India[J],2021,156.
APA	Pelz S.,Aklin M.,&Urpelainen J..(2021).Electrification and productive use among micro- and small-enterprises in rural North India.Energy Policy,156.
MLA	Pelz S.,et al."Electrification and productive use among micro- and small-enterprises in rural North India".Energy Policy 156(2021).