as for other infrastructure projects the multiplier effects of energy investments in ldcs are expected to be particularly pronounced at least during the initial phase owing to the labour requirements for the construction of power plants especially large hydroelectric dams and transmission and distribution networks energyrelated infrastructure could thus play a prominent role in a big push strategy for ldcs in the average ldc less than per cent of people in rural areas have access to electricity compared with per cent in urban areas since populations in most ldcs are predominantly rural this means that per cent of those currently without access to electricity in ldcs live in rural areas chapter