Access to Electricity (% of population) in South Asia - Discussion

[Baby Leone]

The basic necessity for the development and living standard of any country is the availability of Electricity. South Asian countries and comparison of its availability in 1990 and in 2014.

Bangladesh
1990: 7.6 %
2014: 62.4 %

India
1990: 45.1 %
2014: 79.2 %

Nepal
1990: N/A
2014: 84.9 %

Pakistan
1990: 58.7 %
2014: 97.5 %

Sri Lanka
1990: 52.6 %
2014: 92.2 %

Pakistan among South Asia is the only country where almost all the population have electricity available to them.

those who are ready to troll are informed its about the availability not load shedding as both are different.

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS

 

[DrPuff]

Really?
In electricity accessibility index India ranked 99 in 2014..
In 2017 India has reached to 26..Do go through recent stat..

2017

India-26
Pakistan-170
Bangladesh-187

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/getting-electricity

 

[Crixus]

The figures will be great in 2019

Really?
In electricity accessibility index India ranked 99 in 2014..
In 2017 India has reached to 26..Do go through recent stat..

2017

India-26
Pakistan-170
Bangladesh-187

http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/getting-electricity

 

[DrPuff]

The figures will be great in 2019

What 2019!!
The project was firstly started to make sure electricity accessibility reach 100% by 2019 but official Govt website says it will be achieved by last 2018 or first of 2019 highly..

 

[Crixus]

Thats what i am saying by 2019 we reach close to 100% electrification after that the challenge would be to prove quality and interrupted electricity round the clock

What 2019!!
The project was firstly started to make sure electricity accessibility reach 100% by 2019 but official Govt website says it will be achieved by last 2018 or first of 2019 highly..

Electrification means nothing when you dont have any electricity to provide

The basic necessity for the development and living standard of any country is the availability of Electricity. South Asian countries and comparison of its availability in 1990 and in 2014.

Bangladesh
1990: 7.6 %
2014: 62.4 %

India
1990: 45.1 %
2014: 79.2 %

Nepal
1990: N/A
2014: 84.9 %

Pakistan
1990: 58.7 %
2014: 97.5 %

Sri Lanka
1990: 52.6 %
2014: 92.2 %

Pakistan among South Asia is the only country where almost all the population have electricity available to them.

those who are ready to troll are informed its about the availability not load shedding as both are different.

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS

 

[Baby Leone]

Thats what i am saying by 2019 we reach close to 100% electrification after that the challenge would be to prove quality and interrupted electricity round the clock


Electrification means nothing when you dont have any electricity to provide

As already told in start some idiots will troll and they will b from India for sure haha BTW why u Indians can't live in present I have provided wb stats provide ur source not Indian wet dreams of 100% or 2020 or 2030 Supa pawa bullshit or don't fart here.

 

[Crixus]

Did i name Pakistan in my response , my message is for India too , its good that Pakistan has achieved something which as Indians we are still trying to achieve and repeating my words ... electrification means nothing when you dont have electricity to provide may be you are providing 24X7 quality electricity but as Indians we are still stuggling in this area .... hope you understand what i am trying to convey

As already told in start some idiots will troll and they will b from India for sure haha BTW why u Indians can't live in present I have provided wb stats provide ur source not Indian wet dreams of 100% or 2020 or 2030 Supa pawa bullshit or don't far here.

 

[patman]

chest thumping with old selective statistics kek

 

[proud_indian]

As already told in start some idiots will troll and they will b from India for sure haha BTW why u Indians can't live in present I have provided wb stats provide ur source not Indian wet dreams of 100% or 2020 or 2030 Supa pawa bullshit or don't fart here.

Two-thirds get electricity: Less than half of Pakistanis have access to sanitation, says WB

By Shahbaz Rana
Published: April 3, 2014SHARE TWEET EMAIL

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Due to years of negligence and lack of investment only 67% of the country’s population has access to electricity, according to the report. PHOTO: ISRARUL HAQ/EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD:

A latest World Bank report shows that less than half of Pakistanis have access to sanitation and only two-thirds to electricity. In such a scenario, the global lender has suggested Islamabad invest Rs2.5 trillion every year to close infrastructure gaps, which is necessary to alleviate poverty.

The report – Reducing Poverty by Closing South Asia’s Infrastructure Gap – is the first analysis of the region’s infrastructure needs by the World Bank. It has found huge infrastructure gaps in six critical socioeconomic areas that in Pakistan’s case require financing higher than the country’s total tax revenues.

The drawbacks of ignoring investments in transport, electricity, water supply and sanitation, solid waste, telecom and irrigation are that the country’s economic growth will be slow, poverty will inch up and the development goals will never be achieved, according to the report.

In terms of percentage, every year Islamabad will have to invest at least 6.6% and at most 9.5% of its total national output in meeting deficiencies in these critical areas. For the current year, the estimated size of Pakistan’s economy is Rs26 trillion – one-tenth of this amount is around Rs2.5 trillion per year.

Contrary to these gigantic financing requirements, the total federal Public Sector Development Programme for the current fiscal is Rs420 billion, which is just 1.6% of the GDP. While the tax collection target for this fiscal is Rs2.475 trillion and the expected receipts will be Rs2.3 trillion.

The situation in Pakistan was quite interesting due to fiscal constraints, said Luis Andres, the co-author of the report while speaking from Washington through video link.

“To close the huge financing requirements, the dollars could come from government investments, increased efficiencies and private sector investment,” according to the authors. Andres said successful implementation of reforms in Pakistan could fetch foreign direct investment to fill the financing gaps.

Requirements and gaps
Due to years of negligence and lack of investment only 67% of the country’s population has access to electricity, according to the report. To increase access and keep pace with the growth rate, the country needs to invest from 3.7% of national output, or Rs951 billion, to 5.5%, or Rs1.4 trillion, per annum on electricity, the report states.

Similarly, only 47% of the population has access to sanitation services. It will require up to Rs208 billion per annum investment for reversing the trend. In the transport sector, less than three-fourths of the population has access to asphalted roads. The financing requirements of the sector are in the range of Rs250 billon to Rs320 billion per annum.

The irrigation sector needs up to Rs215 billion per annum and the solid waste treatment requires Rs100 billion per annum.

Once growing urbanisation has also significantly slowed down in Pakistan and now about 35% of the population lives in cities, said Dan Biller, the co-author of the report. He added that huge infrastructure gaps and low purchasing power were the main reasons behind slow urbanisation.

The reports suggests that the South Asian region could close huge infrastructure gaps but required $2.5 trillion investment, which could be tapped from both private and public sectors as well as by introducing reforms. In South Asia, 71% of the population has access to electricity, ahead of sub-Saharan African but far behind the rest of the developing world.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 3rd, 2014.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/690737...pakistanis-have-access-to-sanitation-says-wb/​

 

[Kabira]

Two-thirds get electricity: Less than half of Pakistanis have access to sanitation, says WB

By Shahbaz Rana​

Published: April 3, 2014​

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Due to years of negligence and lack of investment only 67% of the country’s population has access to electricity, according to the report. PHOTO: ISRARUL HAQ/EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD: ​

A latest World Bank report shows that less than half of Pakistanis have access to sanitation and only two-thirds to electricity. In such a scenario, the global lender has suggested Islamabad invest Rs2.5 trillion every year to close infrastructure gaps, which is necessary to alleviate poverty.
The report – Reducing Poverty by Closing South Asia’s Infrastructure Gap – is the first analysis of the region’s infrastructure needs by the World Bank. It has found huge infrastructure gaps in six critical socioeconomic areas that in Pakistan’s case require financing higher than the country’s total tax revenues.
The drawbacks of ignoring investments in transport, electricity, water supply and sanitation, solid waste, telecom and irrigation are that the country’s economic growth will be slow, poverty will inch up and the development goals will never be achieved, according to the report.
In terms of percentage, every year Islamabad will have to invest at least 6.6% and at most 9.5% of its total national output in meeting deficiencies in these critical areas. For the current year, the estimated size of Pakistan’s economy is Rs26 trillion – one-tenth of this amount is around Rs2.5 trillion per year.
Contrary to these gigantic financing requirements, the total federal Public Sector Development Programme for the current fiscal is Rs420 billion, which is just 1.6% of the GDP. While the tax collection target for this fiscal is Rs2.475 trillion and the expected receipts will be Rs2.3 trillion.
The situation in Pakistan was quite interesting due to fiscal constraints, said Luis Andres, the co-author of the report while speaking from Washington through video link.
“To close the huge financing requirements, the dollars could come from government investments, increased efficiencies and private sector investment,” according to the authors. Andres said successful implementation of reforms in Pakistan could fetch foreign direct investment to fill the financing gaps.
Requirements and gaps
Due to years of negligence and lack of investment only 67% of the country’s population has access to electricity, according to the report. To increase access and keep pace with the growth rate, the country needs to invest from 3.7% of national output, or Rs951 billion, to 5.5%, or Rs1.4 trillion, per annum on electricity, the report states.

Similarly, only 47% of the population has access to sanitation services. It will require up to Rs208 billion per annum investment for reversing the trend. In the transport sector, less than three-fourths of the population has access to asphalted roads. The financing requirements of the sector are in the range of Rs250 billon to Rs320 billion per annum.

The irrigation sector needs up to Rs215 billion per annum and the solid waste treatment requires Rs100 billion per annum.

Once growing urbanisation has also significantly slowed down in Pakistan and now about 35% of the population lives in cities, said Dan Biller, the co-author of the report. He added that huge infrastructure gaps and low purchasing power were the main reasons behind slow urbanisation.

The reports suggests that the South Asian region could close huge infrastructure gaps but required $2.5 trillion investment, which could be tapped from both private and public sectors as well as by introducing reforms. In South Asia, 71% of the population has access to electricity, ahead of sub-Saharan African but far behind the rest of the developing world.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 3rd, 2014.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/690737...pakistanis-have-access-to-sanitation-says-wb/​

It should see huge increase by next year when 10,000MW are added. Should be near India per capita levels then.

 

[NKVD]

It should see huge increase by next year when 10,000MW are added. Should be near India per capita levels then.

Never !!! India growing Two Fast to catch Up

 

[Kabira]

Never !!! India growing Two Fast to catch Up

Hardly, Pakistan is about to double generation by 2019. India will need decades to double generation from current level.

 

[proud_indian]

‘40,000 villages without access to electricity’

From the NewspaperPublished Mar 31, 2011 01:11am

KARACHI, March 30: Some 80 million people and 40,000 villages are without access to electricity and almost exclusive use of noncommercial fuel for cooking and heating by rural population has serious consequences.

https://www.dawn.com/news/617084

@Mr Javed​

 

[DrPuff]

As already told in start some idiots will troll and they will b from India for sure haha BTW why u Indians can't live in present I have provided wb stats provide ur source not Indian wet dreams of 100% or 2020 or 2030 Supa pawa bullshit or don't fart here.

You have no logic..Abusing won't change the fact.

 

[proud_indian]

Hardly, Pakistan is about to double generation by 2019. India will need decades to double generation from current level.

you have no idea

We add more electricity to our national grid every year than your total installation

this is up to 31st march this year