Rural energy planning remains out-of-step with contemporary paradigms of energy access and development

Herington, Matthew J.; Fliert, Elske van de; Smart, Simon; Greig, Chris; Lant, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.103

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“…The questionnaire was administered to adults only. The questionnaire was formulated after reviewing similar studies on perceptions of renewable energy [7,[32][33][34], renewable energy acceptance and policies [35][36][37], and specific renewable energy technology studies [38][39][40]. In addition, an extensive review of government publications on rural and urban electrification projects [7,24], energy generation and transmission [41], energy planning [5], and reports on energy generation and supply [42,43] was carried out.…”

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The Role of Household Consumers in Adopting Renewable Energy Technologies in Kenya

Kiprop

Matsui

Maundu³

2019

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In transition to a low-carbon economy, the adoption of renewable energy (RE) technologies by energy investors, power utilities and energy consumers is critical. In developing countries like Kenya with a high rate of urbanization, this transition requires urban and rural residents' proactive responses to using renewable energy sources. In this regard, a better understanding of residents' perceptions about renewable energy investment, RE sources availability, climate change, environmental conservation and other factors can lead to more efficient and sustainable implementation of renewable energy policies. This study investigates the role Kenya's household energy consumers in urban and rural areas can play in adopting renewable energy technologies. To achieve this, a questionnaire survey was administered among 250 household consumers in Nairobi County, Makueni County, and Uasin Gishu County. Our survey analysis shows that about 84% of the respondents were interested in adopting renewable energy for their entire energy consumption mostly because of solving frequent power outages and high energy cost from the grid system. This perception did not have any correlations with income levels or any other socio-economic factors we identified. Furthermore, about 72% of the respondents showed their interests in producing and selling renewable energy to the national or local grids if government subsidies were readily available. Rural residents showed strong interests in adopting renewable energy technologies, especially solar PV solutions. However, the main impediment to their investment in renewable energy was the high cost of equipment (49%) and the intermittent nature of renewable energy (27%) resources.

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The Role of Household Consumers in Adopting Renewable Energy Technologies in Kenya

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Matsui

Maundu³

2019

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“…Several policies, models, and frameworks have been reported in the literature. For example in [4] there is an extensive literature review in the context of rural energy microgrid planning in different economic scenarios. The authors show how social and political factors considerably affect the overall performance and feasibility of the final solution.…”

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Framework for Microgrid Design Using Social, Economic, and Technical Analysis

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Olsen

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Microgrids are emerging as feasible solutions to handle local energy systems. Several factors influence the development of such systems, such as technical, economic, social, legal, and regulatory issues. These important aspects need to be addressed to design appropriate microscale projects that take into consideration adequate technology without underestimating local characteristics. This article aims to propose a framework design for microgrid optimization using technical, social, and economic analysis. The framework is presented through a small island case study that shows each step of the method. As a contribution, this work provides a multi-objective optimization framework with different criteria consideration, such as the inhabitants’ cost of living and inter-cultural aspects, instead of traditional technical and economic analysis. The results show the applicability of the proposed framework showing better alternatives when compared with actual or future improvements in the study case scenario.

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“…It begins with this Chapter 1, which provides a brief overview of the energy access challenge and justifies the specific focus of the thesis. Chapter 2 consists of a published research paper by Herington et al (2017a), describing a focused and systematic review of literature within the problem context of rural energy access planning studies. The research paper serves to frame this thesis within the under-explored socio-cultural domain, whilst also making the call for greater engagement of local stakeholders for a better understanding of the challenges for mobilising energy access transitions.…”

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“…That is, developing trust is not simply about how frequently stakeholder groups come together, but also about the quality of the engagement process. This idea about the importance of quality, rather than the quantity, when it comes to participation and stakeholder engagement was discussed in Chapter 2 of this thesis, from the perspective of energy access procedures and planning (Herington et al, 2017a). The analytical framework proposed in Chapter 2, argues that practitioners should reflect on the purposes for which planners undertake participatory processes in rural energy program decision-making, as well as the level of engagement, as a tool to improve relations between stakeholders.…”

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“…Such an approach could be interpreted as a deliberate attempt to re-distribute decision making power and engage local stakeholders in that process. The effectiveness, or how well each EDC performs in achieving that objective, may depend of course, on many factors including the authenticity of that intention (Herington et al, 2017a), management of coercive or manipulative processes or behaviour, the risk of elite capture (Mansuri and Rao, 2013), and any other existing local, place-based social or political mechanisms in conflict with the MFDs development agenda.…”

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Energy access transitions in South Asia: a study of positive deviance and the enabling mechanisms for social change at the community level

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Ensuring modern energy access for all is understood to be a necessary ingredient for alleviating poverty, achieving shared prosperity and social justice. As such, the goal is now recognised as a critical development priority for the international community, explicit as Sustainable Development Goal 7. Yet despite global efforts, many communities in developing countries do not have access to the energy services that sustains many aspects of modern life.Understanding the individual, household and social (community) level interactions with respect to the energy choices that people make is crucial to support effective policy and program design. Yet, understanding these social interactions remains a critical research gap in energy scholarship. The primary goal of the research, therefore, aims to address this gap in the literature by examining the drivers and mechanisms -i.e. leadership, personal and collective motivation, and/or the nature of

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Rural energy planning remains out-of-step with contemporary paradigms of energy access and development

Cited by 53 publications

References 34 publications

The Role of Household Consumers in Adopting Renewable Energy Technologies in Kenya

The Role of Household Consumers in Adopting Renewable Energy Technologies in Kenya

Framework for Microgrid Design Using Social, Economic, and Technical Analysis

Energy access transitions in South Asia: a study of positive deviance and the enabling mechanisms for social change at the community level

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