Socioeconomic impacts of solar home systems in rural Ethiopia

AD Beyene, A Mekonnen, M Jeuland… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Off grid solar electrification of remote, rural communities that are difficult to reach cost-
effectively through grid extension is a core component of Ethiopia's energy access strategy …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing smart grids with a new IOT and cloud-based smart meter to predict the energy consumption with time series

M Güçyetmez, HS Farhan - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
More energy-consuming devices such as household electronics and more production
facilities worldwide are causing increases in electricity demand and energy prices. The …

Does intermittency management improve public acceptance of wind energy? A discrete choice experiment in Ireland

N Brennan, TM van Rensburg - Energy research & social science, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to Ireland's abundant wind resources, the Irish government are focussing primarily on
wind energy to meet renewable electricity targets. However, due to intermittent wind speeds …

The Economics of Electricity and Development: Planning for Growth and a Changing Climate

RC Meeks, A Pokhrel - Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Many low-and middle-income countries have made tremendous gains in electrification over
the past few decades. These improvements in electricity access have enabled a growing …

Impacts of electricity quality improvements: Experimental evidence on infrastructure investments

RC Meeks, A Omuraliev, R Isaev, Z Wang - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hundreds of millions of households depend on electricity grid connections providing low
quality and unreliable services. Understanding the impacts of and consumer response to …

[HTML][HTML] Watts happening to work? The labour market effects of South Africa's electricity crisis

H Bhorat, T Köhler - Energy Economics, 2025 - Elsevier
Frequent electricity outages threaten to impede the benefits of expanded access achieved
by many develo** countries in recent decades. A large literature documents these …

Stated preferences with survey consequentiality and outcome uncertainty: A split sample discrete choice experiment

TH Meles, R Lokina, EL Mtenga… - … and Resource Economics, 2023 - Springer
Stated preference studies are often based on the assumptions that proposed outcomes
would realize with certainty and respondents believe their survey responses are …

[HTML][HTML] Off-grid households' preferences for electricity services: policy implications for mini-grid deployment in rural Tanzania

C Wen, JC Lovett, EJ Kwayu, C Msigwa - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Mini-grids play a critical role in providing electricity to remote, off-grid communities in Sub-
Saharan Africa. However, success of mini-grid projects can be hindered by poor cash flows …

[HTML][HTML] Does the payment vehicle matter for valuing improved electricity reliability? A discrete choice experiment in Ethiopia

TH Meles, A Mekonnen, M Jeuland, AD Beyene, T Klug… - Utilities Policy, 2025 - Elsevier
Frequent and prolonged power outages severely impede business operations in many
develo** countries. Given resource constraints, estimating the value of improved …

[HTML][HTML] Governance of renewable energy procurement via private suppliers: The Ethiopian experience

S Ayele, W Shen, Y Mulugetta, TK Worako - Energy Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-
hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on …