The literature on the impact of electricity access are generally inconclusive. Potential causes include geographical differences, limited external validity (due to the focus on small-scale projects)…

Vietnam has recently seen a remarkable solar photovoltaic (PV) boom, the first stage of a major and rapid energy transition in the country. The country’s solar PV capacity increased from only 86 MW in…

Key Messages Lake Victoria Basin is facing a number of challenges: Ecological and biodiversity degradation. Declining fish biomass catch and exports. Rising water levels and moving islands. Untreated…

There is a divide in energy access studies, between technologically-focused modeling papers in engineering and economics, and energy justice frameworks and principles grounded in social sciences…

KEY MESSAGES Sustainable and efficient governance and utilization of natural resources requires: 1. Transparency, accountability, rule of law, inclusive participation and cooperation of all…

ABSTRACT Households need energy for various activities, chief among these is cooking, which accounts for a greater percentage of the total domestic energy consumption. In Nigeria, household cooking…

Despite the great strides by the government of Tanzania in bolstering access to electricity in rural areas under its Rural Energy Agency (REA), rural connection rates have remained low. A substantial…

A report on the workshop organized by Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru on ‘Is power generation by…

The climate sensitivity of electricity demand in India is likely to be highly sensitive to growth in income. Thus, both intensive and extensive adjustments in cooling and heating will play an…

The Government of Nepal has been providing subsidies to promote biogas technology since the 1970s and Solar Home Systems (SHS) since the 1990s. This study uses nationally representative survey data to…