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Publications

The GNESD disseminates its findings via accessible and easy to understand documents. Current "Energy Access" and "RETs" downloads are:

Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs):

• The RETs Technical Report from the Senegalese Member Centre ENDA-TM Energy Programme : The role of renewable energy in the development of productive activities in rural West Africa: the case of Senegal. PDF file (517 KB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the South African Member Centre ERC at the University of Cape Town: Renewable energy technologies for poverty alleviation Initial assessment report: South Africa. PDF file (1.2 MB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the Indian Member Centre TERI: RETs theme Renewable energy in South East Asia for improving access to energy (With focus on India and Nepal). PDF file (1.15 MB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the Lebanese Member Centre AUB: Renewable Energies Technologies Contribution and Barriers to Poverty Alleviation in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. PDF file (820 KB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the Kenyan Member Centre AFREPREN/FWD: The Potential Contribution of Non-Electrical Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) to Poverty Reduction in East Africa. PDF file (808 KB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the Brazilian Member Centres CentroClima/COPPE at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and and CENBIO/IEE at the University of São Paulo: Renewable Energy Technologies To Improve Energy Access In Brazil. PDF file (549 KB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the Chinese Member Centre ERI: Renewable Energy Options In Improving The Life Of Western Rural Poor Population In China. PDF file (808 KB)

•  The RETs Technical Report from the Argentinean Member Centre Fundación Bariloche: Report on Renewable Energy Technologies in Argentina. PDF file (1 MB)

• The RETs Technical Report from the Thai Member Centre AIT: Report on Role of Renewable Energy for Productive Uses in Rural Thailand. PDF file (800 KB)

• Summary for Policy Makers from the GNESD Secretariat: “Poverty Reduction: Can Renewable Energy make a real contribution” May 2006. PDF file (1.2 MB)

• Summary for Policy Makers from the GNESD Secretariat: "Renewable Energy Technologies and Poverty Alleviation: Overcoming Barriers and Unlocking Potentials" May 2007

• RE and Poverty Alleviation Workshops Highlight Regional Needs and Solutions, May 2007

Common Energy Access publications:

• The Synthesis/Compilation Report containing all the core findings from the Energy Access Working Group (1.2 MB) 

• The Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) covering the results of the "Energy Access" theme seen in a political context. PDF file (470 KB)

• French language report on the Energy Access outcomes by Member Centre ENDA-TM

Energy Access:

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Kenyan Member Centre AFREPREN/FWD: Energy services for the poor in Eastern Africa. PDF file (762 KB)

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Thai Member Centre AIT: Institutional Reforms and their Impact in Rural Electrification: South And Southeast Asia. PDF file (514 KB)

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Brazilian Member Centres CentroClima/COPPE at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and and CENBIO/IEE at the University of São Paulo: Expanding the Access to Electricity In Brazil. PDF file (863 KB)

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Senegalese Member Centre ENDA-TM Energy Programme : Energy Services for the Poor in West Africa. PDF file (573 KB)

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the South African Member Centre ERC at the University of Cape Town: Southern Africa Sub-regional Study: South Africa and Zimbabwe. PDF file (560 KB)

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Chinese Member Centre ERI: [currently pending]

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Argentinean Member Centre Fundación Bariloche: Assessment of Energy Reform case studies for Latin America and the Caribbean. PDF file (664 MB)

• The Energy Access Technical Report from the Indian Member Centre TERI: Impact of Power Sector Reform on Poor: A Case Study of South and South East Asia. PDF file (654 KB)

• Energy Access: Making Power Sector Reform Work for the Poor - A Summary for Policy-makers PDF file

Newsletters and flyers:

GNESD also issues the newsletter “GNESD News”. The on-line version of the the newsletter can be downloaded in PDF below. You can sign up for a free subscription to the newsletter by contacting the GNESD Secretariat. Download:

• "GNESD News". Issue 6, May 2007

• "GNESD News". Issue 5, November 2006

• "GNESD News". Issue 4, May 2006 (422 KB)

• "GNESD News". Issue 3, October 2005 (217 KB)

• "GNESD News". Issue 2, April 2004 (205 KB)

• "GNESD News". The premiere issue, April 2003 (128 KB)

• GNESD introduction flyer May 2007

• RETs flyer. Preliminary findings (200 KB) December 2004

• The GNESD Energy Access intro flyer  April 2003 (130 KB)

Regional Workshops on Electricity and Development publications

• Regional Workshops on Electricity and Development in Africa, Asia and Latin America - Consolidated Report January 2006 (1.5 MB)

• The Rio de Janeiro workshop, Brazil, 13-14 April 2005 (420 KB)

• The Bangkok workshop, Thailand, 28-29 April 2005 (560 KB)

• The Nairobi workshop, Kenya, 13-14 July 2005 (190 KB)

GNESD Energy publications

• Reaching the Millennium Development Goals and beyond: Access to modern forms of energy as a prerequisite

External publications on GNESD outcomes

• The International Energy Initiative's ESD Journal on GNESD's "Energy Access" outcomes, Issue 4, 2004 (1440 KB)

Background material:

• The "Energy Access" bibliography as PDF file (365 KB)

• The "Energy Access" bibliography as MS Word file (380 KB)

Tip: Note that these publications will open on your screen after clicking on the links. Depending on your internet connection this may take some time and for low bandwidth connections this procedure is not advisable. Right click on a link instead and choose "Save Target As" thereby giving you a indication of progress and remaining time while downloading the file to your system. An alternative to downloading the publications from the GNESD website is to order the free Energy Access CD-ROM from the Secretariat.

Outcomes of the GNESD working groups are available in both hardcopy (common publications only) and electronic formats (on CD and in PDF format from the website). Order your free CD from the GNESD Secretariat.

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