Access to Modern Energy: A Review of Barriers, Drivers and Impacts

Bonan, Jacopo; Pareglio, Stefano; Tavoni, Massimo

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“…For these reasons, access to safe, affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is one of the goals of the sustainable development agenda. In spite of this, the debate on the impacts and drivers of ICS adoption is still very open in the literature (see Bonan et al, 2017 for a review).…”

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Social Interaction and Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Improved Cookstoves in Mali

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in SummaryWe investigate the role of social interaction in technology adoption by conducting a field experiment in neighborhoods of Bamako. We invited women to attend a training/marketing session, where information on a more efficient cooking stove was provided and the chance to purchase the product at market price was offered. We randomly provided an information nudge on a peer's willingness to buy an improved cookstove. We find that women purchase and use the product more when they receive information on a peer who purchased (or previously owned) the product, particularly if she is viewed as respected. In general, we find positive direct and spillover effects of attending the session. We also investigate whether social interaction plays a role in technology diffusion. We find that women who participated in the session, but did not buy during the intervention, are more likely to adopt the product when more women living around them own it. We investigate the mechanisms and provide evidence supporting imitation effects, rather than social learning or constraint interaction. AbstractWe investigate the role of social interaction in technology adoption by conducting a field experiment in neighborhoods of Bamako. We invited women to attend a training/marketing session, where information on a more efficient cooking stove was provided and the chance to purchase the product at market price was offered. We randomly provided an information nudge on a peer's willingness to buy an improved cookstove. We find that women purchase and use the product more when they receive information on a peer who purchased (or previously owned) the product, particularly if she is viewed as respected. In general, we find positive direct and spillover effects of attending the session. We also investigate whether social interaction plays a role in technology diffusion. We find that women who participated in the session, but did not buy during the intervention, are more likely to adopt the product when more women living around them own it. We investigate the mechanisms and provide evidence supporting imitation effects, rather than social learning or constraint interaction.

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Social Interaction and Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Improved Cookstoves in Mali

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“…On the other hand, equally important these shortcomings of the rural electrification programme in Tanzania, may be a case of policies, plans and strategies not incorporating fully the key determinants of change with regards to the policy objectives. As substantiated by several studies, factors such as social capital, social networks, income and price of modern energy fuels and technologies are key determinants of household transition to use of modern energy services (Bernard & Torero, 2015;Alem et al, 2013;Bonan et al, 2016;Miller & Mushfiq Mobarak, 2014). Hence, it is imperative to analyse if such key factors have been embedded in the rural electrification programme to facilitate the transition by households.…”

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The Political Economy Analysis of Institutional Barriers to Rural Electrification in Tanzania

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Shauri,

Mazigwa

2023

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Institutions play a great role in the smooth implementation of development programmes in any sector. They affect how players within the policy space act and affect the policy outcomes of the designated programmes. This paper investigates the institutional barriers to rural electrification in Tanzania. We investigate if the political clergy and energy sector governing entities in Tanzania constrain the smooth implementation of rural electrification projects. Moreover, we investigate if the current rules, laws, and regulations in the electricity industry and supporting sectors attract investments in rural electrification projects. Furthermore, we review policies, strategies, and interventions within the energy sector with regards to rural electrification. We use primary data collected from key informants in the sector, augmented with secondary data from official reports and periodicals from key government and non-government entities in the electricity sector. Qualitative data analysis techniques were used to ascertain the key institutional barriers to rural electrification in Tanzania. Institutional barriers pertaining to non-independence of institutions within the energy sector, deficiencies of the existing policies, strategies and interventions pertaining to rural electrification, the supporting framework's modus operandi not accustomed to serve the electricity sector, the uncertainties created by the laws and regulations governing the sector, and the institutional specific challenges facing the governing institutions in Tanzania formed some of the key bottlenecks hampering the timely implementation of and achieving of desired outcomes by rural electrification projects in Tanzania as perceived by the stakeholders in the Tanzanian electricity industry.

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The potential of a dual purpose improved cookstove for low income earners in Ghana – Improved cooking methods and biochar production

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Gyamfi

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Access to Modern Energy: A Review of Barriers, Drivers and Impacts

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References 99 publications

Social Interaction and Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Improved Cookstoves in Mali

Social Interaction and Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Improved Cookstoves in Mali

The Political Economy Analysis of Institutional Barriers to Rural Electrification in Tanzania

The potential of a dual purpose improved cookstove for low income earners in Ghana – Improved cooking methods and biochar production

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