Are promotion programs needed to establish off-grid solar energy markets? Evidence from rural Burkina Faso

Bensch, Gunther; Grimm, Michael; Huppertz, Maximilian; Langbein, Jörg; Peters, Jörg

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.11.003

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“…Hence, SSA needs to establish an alternative for the grid extension. Off-grid solar system is estimated to have great potential in SSA [14]. Paulo et al [55] show off in their paper different off-grid system type that can be implemented in remote areas.…”

Section: The Microgrid and Off-grid System For Rural Electrificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Researches about energy market in SSA have been spearheaded by Bensch et al [14], their study reveals that solar market has known significant revolutions in terms of technologies and business models since 2012. They also emphasize that energy market in SSA is entirely characterized by non-branded products.…”

Section: The Energy Market In Ssamentioning

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“…Moreover, access to sustainable energy services allows the expansion of commercial and educational activities at night and will improve the standard of living of the local population [13]. Therefore, a United Nations project named Sustainable Energy Project for All (SE4All) has been implemented with the aim of providing electricity to all by 2030, especially in SSA where electricity demand is often modest [14]. However, planners and policy makers always faced many barriers to supply electricity in remote areas.…”

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PV-Hybrid Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Systems for Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rabetanetiarimanana¹,

Radanielina²,

Rakotondramiarana³

2018

SGRE

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Rural electrification remains a great challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as access to electricity is a prerequisite to accelerate its development. The present paper reviews the measures adopted to promote access to electricity in rural and remote areas of SSA. The main barriers to rural electrification in these developing countries are presented before showing technologies used for the aforementioned purpose. Then, adopted methods for enhancing the use of renewable energy in SSA are shown. Moreover, the policy adopted by decision makers and project planners are also highlighted. In addition, the optimal solutions proposed by researchers are given such as the cost-effective off-grid system type that might be a viable alternative to diesel power generation.

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Section: The Energy Market In Ssamentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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PV-Hybrid Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Systems for Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Rabetanetiarimanana¹,

Radanielina²,

Rakotondramiarana³

2018

SGRE

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“…non-branded, solar products are available virtually everywhere in rural Africa (see Bensch et al 2016 and.…”

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“…This indicates that even much longer payment periods might only help certain parts of the population to finance their own electrification. Cash-flow incomes and replaceable baseline energy expenditures are simply too low to make the investment affordable (see also Bensch et al 2016). If a more rapid uptake of solar technologies is desired, end-user subsidies must be considered.…”

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Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity Experimental Evidence from Rwanda

Grimm¹,

Lenz²,

Peters³

et al. 2017

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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 Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity: Experimental Evidence from RwandaDecember 2016 Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5-9 53113 Bonn, GermanyPhone: +49-228-3894-0 Email: publications@iza.org www.iza.org IZA -Institute of Labor Economics Discussion PaPer seriesAny opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of IZA. Research published in this series may include views on policy, but IZA takes no institutional policy positions. The IZA research network is committed to the IZA Guiding Principles of Research Integrity. The IZA Institute of Labor Economics is an independent economic research institute that conducts research in labor economics and offers evidence-based policy advice on labor market issues. Supported by the Deutsche Post Foundation, IZA runs the world's largest network of economists, whose research aims to provide answers to the global labor market challenges of our time. Our key objective is to build bridges between academic research, policymakers and society. IZA Discussion Papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Citation of such a paper should account for its provisional character. A revised version may be available directly from the author. IZA DP No. 10427 Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity: Experimental Evidence from RwandaDecember 2016 Michael Grimm University of Passau, Erasmus University Rotterdam and IZA Luciane Lenz RWI Jörg Peters RWI and AMERU, University of the Witwatersrand Maximiliane Sievert RWI AbstrActIZA DP No. 10427 December 2016Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda* Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are justified by the value that target beneficiaries assign to electricity.We provide experimental evidence on the revealed willingness-to-pay (WTP) for three types of off-grid solar electricity devices. Our findings show that households are willing to dedicate a substantial part of their expenditures to electricity. In absolute terms, though, the WTP does not suffice to reach cost-covering prices. Different payment schemes, which we randomized across our sample, do not alter the WTP significantly. If universal electricity access is to be achieved, direct...

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Electricity Autonomy and Power Grids in Africa: from Rural Experiments to Urban Hybridizations

Jaglin¹

2019

Local Energy Autonomy

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Are promotion programs needed to establish off-grid solar energy markets? Evidence from rural Burkina Faso

Cited by 51 publications

References 30 publications

PV-Hybrid Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Systems for Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

PV-Hybrid Off-Grid and Mini-Grid Systems for Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa

Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity Experimental Evidence from Rwanda

Electricity Autonomy and Power Grids in Africa: from Rural Experiments to Urban Hybridizations

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