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"Factors Affecting Adoption and Scaling Up of Rooftop Solar PV Deployment in Urban Centres A Case Study of Nairobi City"
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Urban centres in developing countries are growing at unprecedented rate. This is attributed to high
population growth being experienced in those nations and more people moving to urban centres and
the desire for those ...
Geothermal Electricity Compared To Electricity From Other Sources In Kenya
(2016)
Kenya's energy mix is predominantly renewables; more than 80 percent of electricity is generated from locally available renewable sources. To lessen the pressure put by economic growth on the electricity supply and to meet ...
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Of Decentralized Hybrid (Photovoltaic & Genset) Technology In Rural Areas Of West Africa Case Study: Burkina Faso
(2017)
Access to electricity is the key and driving force of all economic and social development of populations. Access to electricity is a collective supply that modernizes rural areas. It favours quantitative and qualitative ...
Barriers And Driving Forces For Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvements In Kenya
(2017)
Kenya having a Vision 2030 of transforming into an industrialized, middle income country has plans of increasing its power generation to meet the growing demand by the industries. However, this has to be done in a sustainable ...
Utilizing A Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach To Evaluate Sustainability Of Renewable Energy Generation Sources In Uganda
(2017)
There are increasing concerns on utilization of energy resources ranging from perceived economic, technical, environmental and socio political risks in the deployment of renewable energy systems which affects the suitability ...
Assessing the Needs, Gaps and Capacity Development Requirements for Open Source Tools for Energy Planning and Investment for Climate Action in Africa
(PAUWES, 2016-08-28)
Africa is highly endowed with all forms of energy resources – both fossil and renewables. Yet, the continent is the only region in the world with the lowest access rate to electricity and clean energy for cooking. Accelerated ...
Evaluating the Success of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policies in Ghana- Matching the Policy Objectives Against Policy Instruments and Outcomes
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
This study outlined the policies targeting renewable energy and energy efficiency in Ghana, starting from the policy objective through the policy instruments and policy institutions. Energy policy is thus a strategy for ...
Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Tlemcen (Case of SONELGAZ)
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
In a context of increasing population, scarcity of energy resources and increasing energy needs in electricity, energy efficiency is an essential way to guarantee the security of energy supply by reducing fossil energy ...
Potential Role of Renewable Energy into Energy Mix to Overcome Energy Shortfall in Niger. Case of Sékoukou Village
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Energy access is closely linked to any development. The lack of access to energy is a major
obstacle to the development and the improvement of living conditions for developing countries.
The most West African developing ...
Assessment of Factors Influencing Renewable Energy Adoption Process among Households in Urban Kenya, Case Study of Kisumu Central Sub- County in Kisumu City
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Enhancing adoption of renewable energy for households is an important step to realizing energy access. To make this happen it is important to know the factors that promote and inhibit adoption of renewable energy technologies. ...