15 years of development in access to off-grid renewable electricity: insights from the Ashden Awards

379 organisations providing access to renewable electricity, who applied for Ashden Awards during the past 15 years, mostly used solar home systems and solar lamps. Trends found are that the number of applicants and the scale of their work have increased; East Africa has overtaken South Asia as the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Field actions science reports 2016-10, p.150-159
Hauptverfasser: Dobbs, Ellen, Wheldon, Anne, Sharma, Chhavi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:379 organisations providing access to renewable electricity, who applied for Ashden Awards during the past 15 years, mostly used solar home systems and solar lamps. Trends found are that the number of applicants and the scale of their work have increased; East Africa has overtaken South Asia as the region with most applicants; and most applicants are now for-profit enterprises. Case studies of Ashden winners illustrate benefits and challenges.
ISSN:1867-139X
1867-8521