A coevolutionary perspective on decentralised electrification: a solar mini-grid project in India

How Just and Democratic Is India’s Solar Energy Transition?: An Analysis of State Solar Policies in India

“…Experience with rural electrification projects involving village energy committees (VECs) or voluntary groups constituted for the management of decentralized solar energy systems has been mixed (Chaurey et al 2012;Palit et al 2013). VECs often do not have the manpower or technical capacity for managing local energy systems and need support from technical partners over the long term (Sharma et al 2014;Sharma and Palit 2020). Second, these groups are largely membership-driven organizations without an electoral mandate.…”

The Quest for Scalable Business Models for Mini-Grids in Africa: Implementing the Keymaker Model in Tanzania

“…Development finance institutions are increasingly encouraging operators with a proven track record to implement this model to reduce costs and accelerate scalability (Franz et al 2014). In any case, the management of clustered mini-grids requires high levels of management skills and regulatory support from the government (Safdar 2017;Sharma and Palit 2020).…”

“…Community-led mini-grids are more exposed to these risks by relying on donors' funding and capacity building. Some riskmitigation strategies include: selecting the optimal technology; investing in operations and management capacity building; and ensuring the supply of spare parts in the medium and long term, financially and operationally (Duran and Sahinyazan 2021;Sharma and Palit 2020).…”