EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF AID"S LENDING PROGRAM IN RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH CORRELATION BETWEEN AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRIC POWER IN RURAL AREAS AND OTHER RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND INFRA-STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. ALSO ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF LENDING TO ESTABLISHED UTILITY-TYPE OPERATIONS IN CONTRAST WITH NEW INSTITUTION OF RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF EACH, AND DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION BY AID IN ITS FUTURE LENDING PROGRAMS, WHETHER THEY BE FOR PROJECTS OR FOR SECTOR LOANS.