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Foreword -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Units of measure -- 1. Photovoltaic technology: Availability of solar energy -- PV system components -- PV kits and systems -- 2. The rural energy background: The energy demand ladder -- Small-scale private electricity supply options -- Family expenditures on energy -- 3. Conventional rural electrification: Rural electrification in practice -- Rural household electricity consumption -- Criteria for rural electrification -- Slow pace of implementation of conventional rural electrification -- 4. Identifying the niche for photovoltaic: PVs versus the grid -- The pre-electrification concept -- Where do PV systems fit? -- 5. Experience with photovoltaic electrification: Donor and government support of PV programs -- Private sector experience -- Lessons from experience in PV promotion programs -- 6. The role of governments and funding agencies: Stimulating and encouraging the commercial market -- Noncommercial and subsidized promotion and dissemination of PVs -- National review -- References -- Tables -- Box.