(Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability) 1st Edition
by Kirsten Ulsrud (Author), Charles Muchunku (Author), Debajit Palit (Author), Gathu Kirubi (Author)
This book presents new research on
solar mini-grids and the ways they can be designed and implemented to
provide equitable and affordable electricity access, while ensuring
economic sustainability and replication.
Drawing on a detailed
analysis of solar mini-grid projects in Senegal, the book provides
invaluable insights into energy provision and accessibility which are
highly relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Global South more
generally. Importantly, the book situates mini-grids in rural villages
within the context of the broader dynamics of national- and
international-level factors, including emerging system innovation and
socio-technical transitions to green technologies. The book illustrates
typical challenges and potential solutions for practitioners,
policymakers, donors, investors and international agencies. It
demonstrates the decisive roles of suitable policies and regulations for
private-sector-led mini-grids and explains why these policies and
regulations must be different from those that are designed as part of an
established, centralized electricity regime.
Written by both
academics and technology practitioners, this book will be of great
interest to those researching and working on energy policy, energy
provision and access, solar power and renewable energy, and sustainable
development more generally.
