Assessment of energy and environmental sustainability in South Asia in the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals

A Pandey, M Asif - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
South Asia, a developing region housing almost a quarter of the world population, faces
stringent energy and environmental problems including acute vulnerability to climate …

Applications, planning and socio-techno-economic analysis of distributed energy systems for rural electrification in India and other countries: A review

V Harish, N Anwer, A Kumar - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electricity is significant for acceleration of economic growth, employment generation, poverty
alleviation and human development especially in rural areas. With advent of mobile phones …

Rethinking energy poverty reduction through improving electricity accessibility: A regional analysis on selected African nations

M Murshed, I Ozturk - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy poverty has evolved as one of the most concerning energy issues in Africa. Despite
embodying several forms, energy poverty can largely be classified as a state of no or low …

Accounting for finance in electrification models for sub-Saharan Africa

C Agutu, F Egli, NJ Williams, TS Schmidt, B Steffen - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Electrifying 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa will require substantial investments.
Integrated electrification models inform key policy decisions and electricity access …

Dust soiling effects on decentralized solar in West Africa

S Isaacs, O Kalashnikova, MJ Garay, A van Donkelaar… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
West Africa's proximity to the Sahara Desert can cause photovoltaic (PV) systems to
experience significant power generation reductions when particulates settle onto solar panel …

Measuring the reliability of SDG 7: the reasons, timing, and fairness of outage distribution for household electricity access solutions

I Ferrall, D Callaway, DM Kammen - Environmental Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The United Nations identifies ensuring 'access to affordable, reliable, sustainable
and modern energy for all'as one of its Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. This article …

Analysis of the socio-economic benefits of on-grid hybrid solar energy system on Bugala island in Uganda

P Kayima, HM Semakula, H Wasswa… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
On-grid hybrid solar energy (HSE) infrastructure has become a popular transitional
approach to support local socio-economic development on Bugala island, Uganda …

[HTML][HTML] Battery-supported eCooking: A transformative opportunity for 2.6 billion people who still cook with biomass

J Leary, M Leach, S Batchelor, N Scott, E Brown - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Globally, 2.6 billion people still cook with biomass, resulting in interlinked health,
environmental and drudgery challenges. The uptake of improved biomass cookstoves has …

Determinants of household adoption of solar energy technology in Seychelles in a context of 100% access to electricity

D Etongo, H Naidu - Discover Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Seychelles is among four countries in the African continent with 100% access to electricity,
of which over 90% of the energy is generated from fossil fuels. The energy transition is a …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of GIS-based rural electrification planning models and an application of OnSSET in Nigeria

S Isihak, U Akpan, S Bhattacharyya - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study carries out an in-dept overview of GIS-based rural electrification planning models
with a trace to their historical evolutions. The study focuses on web-based and desktop …