Jobs Generated by the Second Rural Electrification Project in Peru

The Second Rural Electrification Project in Peru created direct jobs in rural electrification and promoted productive uses of electricity. While it had a positive impact on income and job quality, its effect on increasing gender diversity in the workforce was limited and the net effect on employment due to electrification was mixed, with some jobs being created and others displaced. This case study seeks to shed light on the employment outcomes associated with the World Bank’s investments in rural electrification in Peru as part of this project.

A team from Mathematica, consisting of Faraz Usmani, Duncan Chaplin, Patricia Costa, Sarah Leser, and Sara Bryk, collected background material and conducted upstream research for this case study. The Mathematica team gratefully acknowledges the instrumental contributions and insights provided by Miguel Jaramillo Baanante that were essential to the successful completion of this case study.