The causal relationships between electrification and development of poor, rural communities
are complex and contextual. The existing literature focuses mainly on the impact of rural …

Given the challenge of offering a development perspective to a rapidly growing population, it
might be tempting for Africa to pursue a strategy of fueling growth with the cheapest source …

The purpose of this synthesis paper is to present the motivations and conceptual basis for
research on socio-technical-ecological systems (STES), addressing the need for …

Transboundary hydropower dams are sources of hydroelectricity supply that sit in shared
international rivers or watersheds, and/or generate benefits and costs that flow across …

Power and politics have been central topics from the early days of Political Ecology. There
are different and sometimes conflicting conceptualizations of power in this field that portray …

Rural community energy projects in the Global South have too frequently been framed within
a top-down technologically-driven framework that limits their ability to provide sustainable …

The transition to renewable energy technologies raises new and important governance
questions. With small hydropower (SHP) expanding as part of renewable energy and …

Universal electricity access is an important development objective, and the focus of a
number of key global UN initiatives. While robust electricity planning is widely believed to be …

Energy poverty affects physical health, well‐being, and ability to prosper. A large proportion
of Kenyan population lack access to electricity because they are located far from the national …

In 2014, China announced an ambitious plan to help alleviate rural poverty through
deploying distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in poor areas. The solar energy for …