Mongolia
Mongolia’s Renewable Energy for Rural Access Project: Providing Electricity to Nomadic Herders
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- Completed Research
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- 2018-19
Providing reliable, sustainable electricity to Mongolia’s 140,000 nomadic households. The World Bank’s Renewable Energy for Rural Access Program (REAP) helped the Mongolian government distribute over 100,000 solar home systems to rural nomadic families. At the project’s close, REAP improved the design and delivery of portable solar panels and provided 70 per cent of nomadic herders with electricity for their yurts.
Researchers
Mentors
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University of Toronto
Amy Bilton
Associate Professor, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering; Director, Centre for Global Engineering, University of Toronto
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