• DocumentCode
    1254760
  • Title

    Rural electrification in Nicaragua

  • Author

    Lewis, Piers

  • Author_Institution
    682 Hampshire Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The paper discusses the rural electrification (RE) project of the Cua-Bocay municipality, situated in Nicaragua´s northern province of Jinotega. The electrification program has been led by a nongovernmental organization (NGO) called the Cua-Bocay Project. In general, NGOs have the potential to work as facilitators of the rural electrification infrastructure and to affect the normal set of rural electrification costs and benefits by emphasizing local training and participation. The paper considers the project history, changing goals, infrastructure and programs, project benefits and training emphasis
  • Keywords
    cost-benefit analysis; electricity supply industry; training; Cua-Bocay Project; Nicaragua; cost benefit analysis; nongovernmental organization; project benefits; project history; rural electrification; training; Cities and towns; Concrete; Economic indicators; Educational institutions; History; Local government; Personnel; Power system management; Security; Water resources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/44.592251
  • Filename
    592251