Rural energy transitions in developing countries: a case of the Uttam Urja initiative in India

Rehman, I. H.; Kar, Amiya B.; Raven, Rob; Singh, Dilip Kr; Tiwari, Jitendra; Jha, Ranjana; Sinha, Pramod K.; Mirza, Asim

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2010.03.012

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“…In a study on household electricity generation using solar cells, Islam and Meade (2013) showed that technology awareness was an important factor in influencing the probability of adoption, and Islam (2014) also added an aspect of energy cost/price to the list of influential factors. The existing literature houses studies on the overall solar energy power generation in India (Sasikumar and Jayasubramaniam, 2013), potential of solar water heating systems in India (Purohit and Michaelowa, 2008), energy transition in rural India (Rehman et al, 2010), carbon abatement potential for solar systems in Indian homes (Chaurey and Kandpal, 2009), potential for solar cookers in India (Purohit and Purohit, 2007), and others. An interesting observation made was that this was all the literature available on the adoption of domestic solar systems in India, and of all the available studies, none examined their adoption in the empirical context.…”

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Examining consumer acceptance of green innovations using innovation characteristics: A conceptual approach

Kapoor

Dwivedi

Williams

2014

International Journal of Technology Management &Amp; Sustainable Development

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In the wake of global warming and environmental preservation, all processes and actions are now being directed along the lines of creating a greener environment. Household solar equipments are one such initiative, whereby people around the world are being encouraged to adopt green innovations even within homes. Recent emphasis is particularly along the usage of solar energy for home lighting, heating, and cooking. To achieve increased adoption of these green innovations, it is important to understand the behaviours of various factors that may influence consumers in forming favourable intentions towards such innovations. This article aims to develop a theory-based conceptual framework for examining user adoption of household solar innovations. Attributes from Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory, Tornatzky and Klein's meta-analysis, and Moore and Benbasat's perceived characteristics of innovating theory will be used to design the intended framework for examining the adoption of household solar and other green innovations.

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Examining consumer acceptance of green innovations using innovation characteristics: A conceptual approach

Kapoor

Dwivedi

Williams

2014

International Journal of Technology Management &Amp; Sustainable Development

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“…">Literature ReviewExtensive research has been carried out to resolve the design, modeling, simulation, feasibility, viability, economics, application and control of off-grid/standalone PV electrification systems [24,25]. Research was performed extensively on optimum design, modeling, simulation, and feasibility study of standalone solar PV systems either ground mounted or rooftop for electrification [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. Kuandinya et al [34] compared several models to analyze the technical viability of off-grid PV electrification systems i.e.…”

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Design, Simulation, and Economic Optimization of an Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for Rural Electrification

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Access to clean and affordable energy in rural African regions can contribute greatly to social development. Hence, this article proposes the design, simulation, and optimization of a stand-alone photovoltaic system (SAPV) to provide non-polluting electrical energy based on a renewable source for a rural house located in Tazouta, Morocco. Real monthly electrical demands and hourly climatic conditions were utilized. An initial design process indicated that, with a 1080 W p total capacity of PV modules and 670 Ah of battery storage, the proposed SAPV system was able to meet a considerable part of the dwelling load with an average solar fraction of about 79.1%. The rest of the energy demand was ensured by a diesel generator (DG). Also, a life cycle analysis of the PV system revealed that the life cycle cost is 10,195.56 USD and the unit electricity cost is 0.57 USD/kWh for an initial investment of 4858.68 USD. Thereafter, an optimum design based on Homer Pro software was carried out indicating that lower PV capacity can decrease the unit energy cost to 0.356 USD/kWh while reducing the solar fraction to 54.9%.Energies 2019, 12, 4735 2 of 16 society [1]. Access to electricity has not only been identified as an essential element for socio-economic development, but also contributes towards poverty reduction in society [2]. However, electricity generation and its supply are not distributed equally in the world, especially in rural regions [3][4][5] that also suffer from the low quality of the power supply distribution services [6,7]. Yet, most of African countries, for instance, are still underdeveloped both in terms of infrastructure and power network, despite large, ongoing renewable energy projects in the region. In fact, there are about 620 million people in this continent that have no access to electricity, which is equivalent to two-thirds of Africa's population [8].Of the 315 million people in rural Africa who are expected to have access to electricity by 2040, only 30% of them will be connected to national networks. The others will be connected to off-grid or mini-grid power systems [9]. Kofi Annan, chairman of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN secretary general urged African governments and their partners to do their utmost to combat the enormous energy deficit in Africa. This joint appeal was launched on Monday, 13 March 2017, at the ADB headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on the occasion of the launch of the Africa Progress Panel report entitled "Light, Energy, Action: Electrifying Africa", which calls for adopting all existing solutions-network and off-grid systems-to illuminate Africa and power it [10].It is no great surprise as this continent has an abundant potential of solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal sources of energy and contains significant quantities of natural gas. Some countries even have coal deposits. The great challenge for Africa is to exploit and manage these resources and make them contribute to its economic development and ease for the inhabitants. Morocco, which belongs to the north...

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“…These cases show that context-specificity can have a remarkable effect on the success or failure of a transition; thus, even if notable efforts has been provided, from scholars, in the field of energy system transitions and important research achievements have come to light, it should be noted that studies on transition have been largely addressed and confined to its origin, that is, in developed countries, and hence approaches to investigate these transitions originated in developed countries should therefore be tested in other geographical and socio economical contexts and be adjusted consequently. It is important to report here that some studies have been carried out in specific Asian developing countries (Berkhout et al, 2010;Rehman et al, 2010;Romijn et al, 2010;Verbong et al, 2010), but these cannot be considered representative for other countries outside the Asian context.…”

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Sustainability Transitions: A Survey of an Emerging Field of Research

Falcone¹

2014

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With the aim of achieving a sustainable future, the field of transition studies is gathering increasing attention. Particularly, a new research area dealing with "sustainability transitions" has gained ground and reached an output of 70-120 academic articles annually.In this survey, by carrying out a analysis of fundamental approaches to study transitions (in particular sustainability transitions) we aim at identifying the academic contours of this evolving field of research by highlighting relations among well-known strands of research and by providing some general criticism as well as strengths and contributions from transition research approaches to provide an impetus towards further research in this field.

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Rural energy transitions in developing countries: a case of the Uttam Urja initiative in India

Cited by 37 publications

References 19 publications

Examining consumer acceptance of green innovations using innovation characteristics: A conceptual approach

Examining consumer acceptance of green innovations using innovation characteristics: A conceptual approach

Design, Simulation, and Economic Optimization of an Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for Rural Electrification

Sustainability Transitions: A Survey of an Emerging Field of Research

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