Does involvement of local community ensure sustained energy access? A critical review of a solar PV technology intervention in rural India

Joshi, Lalita; Choudhary, Dharamainder; Kumar, Praveen; Venkateswaran, Jayendran; Solanki, Chetan Singh

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.05.028

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“…However, the last mile energy poor do not have access to reliable electricity. Those who have irregular and unpredictable income streams find it difficult to get connected even if (decentralized) electricity sources are locally available [29] , [30] . Furthermore, appliance ownership is low among off-grid households, who often lack technologies for communication services and information access [31] .…”

Section: Energy Access Resilient Livelihood and Pandemic Covid-19mentioning

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Energy access and pandemic-resilient livelihoods: The role of solar energy safety nets

Zaman

Vliet

Posch

2021

Energy Research & Social Science

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Lack of energy access undermines the socio-economic conditions of households, reducing their resilience, particularly in the face of disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of millions of poor rural households, who live in remote and difficult-to-reach areas, are still without access to energy. Solar energy safety nets, in the form of targeted social assistance programs and off-grid technological solutions, do not only advance energy access but also develop capacities of households to prepare for, respond to, and recover from specific threats like pandemics. We discuss ongoing solar energy safety net programs in the largest off-grid solar markets of Bangladesh, India, Kenya, and Nigeria, and how such programs are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that solar energy safety net programs should be maintained and updated to emphasize their potential for building pandemic-resilient livelihoods. These programs can be supported with efforts to build local value chains and economies based on clean electricity. Well-designed solar energy safety net policies generate multiple co-benefits, including the resilience of households to pandemics.

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Section: Energy Access Resilient Livelihood and Pandemic Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy access and pandemic-resilient livelihoods: The role of solar energy safety nets

Zaman

Vliet

Posch

2021

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…This will require the development of social innovations and flexible governance approaches, integrated with technological advances (Nathwani & Kammen, 2019). In this context, a sustainable solution for communities in need of energy, corresponds to photovoltaic solar energy (PV) technologies (Joshi, Choudhary, Kumar, Venkateswaran, & Solanki, 2019).…”

Section: Sdg 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) And Sdg 7 (Affordable And Clean Energy)mentioning

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Pre-Development of Products: Methodology Applied in a Proposal Oriented to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Fagundes

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In a context of growing customer needs and requirements and worsening environmental issues, the Product Development Process must adapt to these circumstances, promoting measures that enable sustainable development, thus maintaining balance and synergy in the environmental, social and economic spheres. For this, it is essential to carry out the pre-development of business proposals. In this context, adopting a holistic approach that interrelates various areas of literature, brings together contributions in order to lead society to a resilient and resource-efficient environment. Thus, this research promotes the interrelationship between the Product Development Process and the Sustainable Development Goals and aims to realize the pre-development of a product under the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). To meet the proposed objective, the methodology adopted consists of the adaptation of a pre-development model, selected through bibliographic analysis. The results of this research present the pre-development of a product willing to meet the goals of SDG 6 (drinking water and sanitation) and SDG 7 (accessible and clean energy). It highlights the use of tools to structure and ensure the assertiveness of the proposal, such as IDEF0, SWOT analysis and FMEA.

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“…For example, a natural disaster or a localized air pollution by Particulates (PM2.5) can have devastating effects on a solar PV plant's production (Son et al, 2020). At the same time, the investment capital typically comes from large institutions which have only little connection with the community around the plant, the disconnect manifests in the apathy of the community in the area toward the governance of a solar PV plant (Joshi et al, 2019).…”

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“…Since the investment is more accessible, the community living around a solar PV plant can invest and be a stakeholder of the plant. Having skin in the game, the community should participate more in the governance of the plant (Joshi et al, 2019).…”

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A Blockchain-based Renewable Energy Investment Management Platform: Decentralized Sustainable Development (DeSDev)

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Arpornthip²,

Sangiamkul³

et al. 2020

Journal of Computer Science

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Does involvement of local community ensure sustained energy access? A critical review of a solar PV technology intervention in rural India

Cited by 44 publications

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Energy access and pandemic-resilient livelihoods: The role of solar energy safety nets

Energy access and pandemic-resilient livelihoods: The role of solar energy safety nets

Pre-Development of Products: Methodology Applied in a Proposal Oriented to the Sustainable Development Goals

A Blockchain-based Renewable Energy Investment Management Platform: Decentralized Sustainable Development (DeSDev)

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