Nearly 1 billion people still lack electricity access. Developing countries are investing
billions of dollars in “last-mile” electrification, although evidence on its economic impacts is …

Almost all of the world's energy demand growth is projected to occur in low-and medium-
income countries (LMICs). Targeted energy efficiency investments have the potential to …

I assessed energy efficiency performance and investigated transition tendencies for
economies at different development levels. I found that energy efficiency performance is tied …

Hundreds of millions of households depend on electricity grid connections providing low
quality and unreliable services. Understanding the impacts of and consumer response to …

In developing countries, mini-grids are seen as an important option to improve electrification
rates in rural areas. In order to be successful, mini-grids face issues of operation and sizing …

We use contingent valuation to estimate the willingness to pay (WTP) for improved electricity
service in Nepal following the end of the country's load-shedding crisis of 2007-2016. Using …

Frequent power outages constrain households' electricity consumption and lead to
additional backup expenditures on top of their electric utility bills in many developing …

With hundreds of millions of households depending on grid connections that provide low
quality and unreliable electricity services, this poor quality is considered a barrier to …

Over the past decade, technological advances have significantly reduced the energy inputs
required to provide fundamental energy services such as cooking, lighting, space heating …

This study investigates household-level electricity consumption in Rwanda, focusing on the
relationship between electricity reliability, residential appliance ownership and usage …