Article ID: | iaor20119582 |
Volume: | 39 |
Issue: | 10 |
Start Page Number: | 6400 |
End Page Number: | 6407 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
Journal: | Energy Policy |
Authors: | Yadoo Annabel, Cruickshank Heather, Gormally Alexandra |
Keywords: | electricity, Nepal, UK |
Low‐carbon off‐grid electrification for rural areas is becoming increasingly popular in the United Kingdom. However, many developing countries have been electrifying their rural areas in this way for decades. Case study fieldwork in Nepal and findings from United Kingdom based research will be used to examine how developed nations can learn from the experience of developing countries with regard to the institutional environment and delivery approach adopted in renewable energy off‐grid rural electrification. A clearer institutional framework and more direct external assistance during project development are advised. External coordinators should also engage the community in a mobilization process