China: Township Electrification Program

The Township Electrification Program gave one million rural people in one thousand townships (or about 250,000 households) access to electricity with energy from solar PV, small hydro and a small amount of wind generation. The next phase of the program is the village electrification phase, aiming to electrify 20,000 villages during the period 2005-2010.

Date Implemented: 2001, installation completed 2003

Status: Ended; Government Initiative

Milestones: 1066 townships electrified

References: Township Electrification Program, NREL; http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/35788.pdf