El Salvador Compact - Rural Electrification - Solar Panels

MCC’s $449.6 million El Salvador Compact (2007—2012) funded the $30 million Rural Electrification Sub-Activity, which included the $2 million Solar Panel Component to provide solar electricity to address energy needs where electrical grid extensions were not economically viable. The Solar Panel Component was built on the theory that providing solar electricity reduces use of alternative energy sources, in turn decreasing indoor air pollution, increasing leisure time, and improving children’s performance at school, all of which can help increase households’ health, economic productivity, and incomes.