Colombia from the 2000s onwards, an As explored in the first Knowledge Brief in this example of how utilities and loan providers series, countries where electricity has been can design socially orientated programmes extended to most of the population in the to facilitate access to financial services for last few decades have often struggled with increased uptake of electrical appliances and limite. [...] They offered kitchen fittings, Consumer education and appliance loans relevant training, and rental schemes for in the US in the 1930s and 1940s appliances to entice consumers and, as a result, In 1936, the Rural Electrification Act was enacted raise electricity consumption. [...] The Federal Government provided were promoted with visions of modern lifestyles, loans for the installation of electrical distribution leisure, and freedom – aspirations which Bewag systems to rural and isolated areas of the country, wanted individuals and households to embrace. [...] During the The main identified constraint to increasing deflation period of late 1990s, it was critical for loads and profitability was insufficient China to boost electricity demand, particularly in awareness of market prices and technical the rural segment of the population, due to its options among electricity users. [...] Studies have was reflected in the low demand for electric shown that the BDS programme assisted 66,000 durable goods despite the excess capacities in enterprises and contributed to the creation of the manufacturing sectors in the 1990s when over 20,000 jobs (Fishbein, 2003; GIZ, 2013).
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