Impacts of rural electrification revisited – the African context

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Access to modern energy: a review of barriers, drivers and impacts (2016, background): “New emerging challenges are related to the relatively low connection rates in on-grid areas and the relatively little impact of electricity expansion both in the short (Bernard and Torero 2015) and the mid-run (Burlig and Preonas 2016) particularly in some areas, like the African context, where effe”
Stacking up the ladder: A panel data analysis of Tanzanian household energy choices (2017, background): “…for everyday activities, such as cooking, lighting and heating, have an important bearing on various factors influencing well-being (See Bruce et al., 2000; Dherani et al., 2008; Khandker et al., 2013; Kishore et al., 2014; Peters and Sievert, 2016; Po et al., 2011; van de Walle et al., 2017).”
Rural electrification through mini-grids: Challenges ahead (2019, background): “Profitability of these businesses is mostly low and so is accordingly the business demand for electricity (Chaplin et al. 2017; Neelsen and Peters 2011; Peters et al. 2011; Peters and Sievert 2016; Lenz et al. 2017).”
Demand for Off-Grid Solar Electricity: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda (2020, unknown): “(2018) and Peters et al. (2019) for a discussion of the viability and challenges of mini-grid electrification.”