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27 October 2022
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Achieving universal electrification in sub-Saharan Africa requires creative solutions. Renewable mini-grids are a promising technology to electrify remote communities with a substantial productive demand, mainly from agro-processing; however, their economic case in the sub-continent is unclear.
6 September 2022
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Renewable, decentralised mini-grids are a promising technology for electrifying remote communities in sub-Saharan Africa. However, most mini-grids struggle not only to obtain a profit, but also to recover costs.
IDS is working jointly with JUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd, a pioneering company developing and managing solar PV hybrid mini-grids in...
26 February 2020
Ahead of International Women's Day, a new IDS Bulletin shares important evidence on how understanding and acting on the differences between women and men in how they access and use energy is vital for achieving both gender equality and SDG7, sustainable energy for all.
21 February 2020
Published by: IDS
The global drive to provide universal access to sustainable and modern energy by 2030 is creating numerous opportunities for energy...
10 July 2019
Published by: IDS
Interventions promoting productive use of electricity (PUE) without gender approaches are more likely to benefit men than women. Men typically own more businesses and operate in a wider range of more productive, electricity‑intensive activities. Gender approaches improve the effectiveness of PUE projects, benefiting both men and women as productive electricity users and increasing electricity suppliers’ financial sustainability.
26 March 2019
Published by: Elsevier
This article reviews the empirical literature about gender and productive uses of energy, focusing on electricity, to answer three...
The productive use of energy is considered to be an essential element to unleash the income generation and poverty reduction potential...
1 September 2018
Published by: World Development
Policymakers in Sub-Saharan Africa face several choices to increase levels of access to electricity under severe budget constraints. First, they need to prioritise technologies that can supply electricity at a low cost. Second, they need to design and implement appropriate policies to attract private investment. On the first choice, renewable energy is becoming increasingly competitive with fossil fuels. Moreover, it contributes to energy security and environmental sustainability, while providing access to new sources of (sustainable) finance. On the second choice, developing countries typically face a multitude of constraints to attract investment to their energy sector. It can be daunting and expensive to address them all at once.
IDS will lead on the work package addressing Evaluation of poverty impacts of smart monitoring, billing and control systems.