Publication - The Challenges of Community-Based Solar Energy Interventions: Lessons From Two Rwandan Refugee Camps
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Title
The Challenges of Community-Based Solar Energy Interventions: Lessons From Two Rwandan Refugee Camps
Publisher
ScienceDirect
Author
J.D.Nixon, K.Bhargava, A.Halford, E.Gaura
Published in
November 2021
Abstract
The paper presents evidence from the performance assessment of two solar energy interventions. Specifically, anevidence base was built around two community co-conceived standalone photovoltaic-battery systems, whichwere deployed in two refugee camps in Rwanda. We found that for both installations (a micro-grid and a community hall electrification system) energy consumption levels were low, showing that sizeable energy consumption gaps can still develop when co-conceived interventions are deployed. The consumption gap led to low-performance ratios (33% and 25% respectively for the micro-grid and community hall system). To guide further work and improve the sustainability of community interventions, we draw a number of design principles for future energy interventions in similar contexts. To deliver sustainable energy transitions for refugees, there needs to be a move towards co-creating community interventions that promote self-governance to position communities as users, maintainers, and suppliers of energy services, throughout an intervention's lifetime
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