کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7396641 1481237 2018 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Exploring household energy transitions in rural Zambia from the user perspective
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
بررسی تغییرات انرژی خانوار در زامبیا روستایی از دیدگاه کاربر
کلمات کلیدی
مینی شبکه های خورشیدی، الکتریکی روستایی، طراحی خدمات، نقشه سفر کاربر زامبیا،
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
چکیده انگلیسی
Renewable energy mini-grids are expected to play a major role in pursuit of universal access to modern energy services, particularly in rural Africa where grid extension is technically or financially unviable. In doing so, they will contribute greatly to a shift in household and community energy use from reliance on traditional fuels to more modern energy services. However, such a shift is a complex and uncertain process, with mini-grids often struggling to achieve sustainability after initial project funding ends. This paper draws on service design approaches to understand challenges associated with adoption of electricity services from the user perspective. By developing a user journey map, our study explores users' experience associated with connecting to and using electricity services from a 60 kW solar mini-grid in Mpanta, a small rural fishing community in northern Zambia. Our study finds that poor expectation management and limited integration of local socioeconomic dynamics in mini-grid service design, including their impact on affordability, has led to a slow and partial shift in household energy use. Better incorporation of the user perspective in the design, implementation and evaluation of mini-grids can help to identify potential barriers to adoption of electricity services and adapt it to the local context.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy Policy - Volume 121, October 2018, Pages 25-34
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