-Rural Energy Services- was written as a resource for a series of workshops commissioned by the British Council and the UK Department for
International Development, and provided the basis for workshops in countries such as Uganda, Brazil and India.

It offers a participatory approach to the supply of energy services with a clear emphasis on the need for energy services, putting needs rather than technology first, and advocating that rural people, above all, know what they need and what will work for them.

The handbook contains a full survey of energy resources and...