Access to modern energy services, such as electricity and gas, is the cornerstone of economic and social development of a community, as well as a nation.
Many developing countries do not have sufficient electricity supply to cover the entire population.
Lack of resources, competing national priorities and lack of a strong political desire prevent them to establish a nation wide electrification program. Conventionally, electrification occurs as a part of the process of economic development, which is described as a “virtuous cycle” of energy [1].
According to this view, investment in, and access to, energy supply underpins the economic development[1].
The industrial and commercial activities that come as a result of economic development create employment and generate wealth.
This stimulates the demand for better quality of life and higher standards of living and thus alleviates poverty