Glossary of Terms
Energy and Water Resources

Electrified Household - household being provided with electricity and having a single meter with a service drop at the time of the interview. (National Electrification Administration)

Irrigable Area - gross area for irrigation less unsuitable portion for irrigation purposes. (Bureau of Agricultural Statistics)

Irrigable Service Area - area of an irrigation system that is presently provided with irrigation and drainage facilities and where irrigation and drainage services can be rendered. (Bureau of Agricultural Statistics)

Irrigated Area - total area within the service area of an irrigation system served in a particular year. This refers to the area served during the wet season plus any submerged during the wet season that is served in the dry season. (Bureau of Agricultural Statistics)

Irrigation - the practice of artificially providing land with water to increase its agricultural productivity. (National Statistics Office)

Irrigation System, Individual - an irrigation means provided personally by the operator for his holding's/farm's irrigation needs. It could be rented borrowed, or owned by him or by any member of the household. (National Statistics Office)
  

Irrigation System, National - a government owned irrigation system built or constructed to provide continuous supply of water for agricultural purposes to farmers in exchange for a fee. (National Statistics Office)

Non-Conventional Energy - a form of energy that includes direct solar energy conversion, wind, biomass, tidal energy and ocean thermal energy. (Glossary of Terms in Statistics 1985, National Economic and Development Authority)

Potential Irrigable Service Area - the maximum area which an irrigation project can serve considering the extent of arable lands and the available water supply. (Bureau of Agricultural Statistics)

Total Energy Consumption - the quantity of energy consumed measured in barrels of oil equivalent. It includes consumption of primary energy, i.e. oil, coal, hydroelectric, geothermal energy and non-conventional energy. (Glossary of Terms in Statistics 1985, National Economic and Development Authority)

Total Energy Supply - the total primary fuels available for consumption. This includes oil refinery products, product inventory, petroleum product importation, coal, hydroelectric energy, geothermal and non-conventional energy sources, and their derivatives. (Glossary of Terms in Statistics 1985, National Economic and Development Authority)