Exploring household energy transitions in rural Zambia: user perspective

The study examines a 60 kW solar mini-grid in Mpanta, Zambia, finding that a lack of local socioeconomic integration and poor expectation management have hindered the transition from traditional fuels to modern energy services.

• The transition to modern energy services in Mpanta has been slow and incomplete due to a failure to integrate local socioeconomic dynamics and manage user expectations during the design of the mini-grid, which affected affordability.
• Renewable energy mini-grids are viewed as critical for achieving universal modern energy access in rural Africa where extending the main grid is not financially or technically feasible, though they often struggle with long-term sustainability once initial funding ceases.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Exploring household energy transitions in rural Zambia: user perspective. https://www.sei.org/publications/exploring-household-energy-transitions-in-rural-zambia-user-perspective/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Exploring household energy transitions in rural Zambia: user perspective. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/exploring-household-energy-transitions-in-rural-zambia-user-perspective/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Exploring household energy transitions in rural Zambia: user perspective |date=28 June 2018 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/exploring-household-energy-transitions-in-rural-zambia-user-perspective/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018exploring, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Exploring household energy transitions in rural Zambia: user perspective}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/exploring-household-energy-transitions-in-rural-zambia-user-perspective/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }