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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113304
	Off-grid households? preferences for electricity services: Policy implications for mini-grid deployment in rural Tanzania
	Wen, Cheng; Lovett, Jon C.; Kwayu, Emmanuel J.; Msigwa, Consalva
发表日期	2023
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	172 页码:10
英文摘要	Mini-grids play a critical role in providing electricity to remote, off-grid communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, success of mini-grid projects can be hindered by poor cash flows and limited revenue returns. A clear understanding of off-grid households' preferences for electricity services is a prerequisite for mini-grid stake-holders to set tariff structures and stimulate income-generating power demand to scale up mini-grid deployment. This study conducted a choice experiment survey in two off-grid villages targeted by new mini-grid projects in Tanzania to reveal heterogeneity in households' preferences for multiple electricity service attributes. We found that households' heterogeneous preferences were significantly associated with demographic (e.g. gender), so-cioeconomic (e.g. ownership of TV), and energy-related behavioural characteristics (e.g. charging devices away from home). We suggest that service-based, tiered tariffs and business models can be designed to cater for the heterogenous demands and preferences of different segments of customers. Successful deployment of mini-grids needs to consider the competition from the existing solar home systems and focus on the provision of higher tiers of electricity services. Gender equality issues should be addressed in rural electrification efforts given the significantly greater vulnerability of female-led households to higher electricity fees.
英文关键词	Energy access; Micro -grid; Willingness to pay; Stated preference; Multi -tier framework
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000882273700001
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272237
作者单位	University of Leeds; Wuhan University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wen, Cheng,Lovett, Jon C.,Kwayu, Emmanuel J.,et al. Off-grid households? preferences for electricity services: Policy implications for mini-grid deployment in rural Tanzania[J],2023,172:10.
APA	Wen, Cheng,Lovett, Jon C.,Kwayu, Emmanuel J.,&Msigwa, Consalva.(2023).Off-grid households? preferences for electricity services: Policy implications for mini-grid deployment in rural Tanzania.ENERGY POLICY,172,10.
MLA	Wen, Cheng,et al."Off-grid households? preferences for electricity services: Policy implications for mini-grid deployment in rural Tanzania".ENERGY POLICY 172(2023):10.