Abstract

The local electrical generating systems are a possible solution for electrification in isolated rural areas. These systems allow involving communities in the management of energy production. They also may generate significant impacts on daily live, and over local development, of the population. According to this context, the objective of this research is to develop a methodological proposal for socio-economic evaluation of local electrical generation systems in rural communities. For this, after a literature review, we selected a group of variables and indicators which were applied using a questionnaire in the town of Huatacondo, Tarapacá Region, Chile, which participates in the project "Sustainable Electrification Condor". The final result was the proposal of an assessment methodology by the combination of elements of quantitative and qualitative analysis, which can be adapted to different case studies.