“…The Energy Progress Report states that 2.4 billion people still cook with fuels that are harmful to their health and the environment, whereas 733 million people worldwide still lack access to electricity (Ayaburi et al, 2020;International Energy Agency, 2020a, b;Ray and Chakraborty, 2021). This fact highlights the global problem of energy poverty defined as the lack of sufficient, affordable, dependable, high-quality, safe and environmentally responsible energy services to support development (Nnaji et al, 2010;Bonatz et al, 2019;Hussein and Leal Filho, 2012). The lack of modern and affordable energy has an impact on agricultural and economic productivity, income generation opportunities and, more broadly, the ability to improve living conditions.…”