Visualizing Nepal’s electricity supply resilience from a whole-systems perspective: A participatory approach

Wang, Xinfang; Reardon, Louise; To, Long Seng

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102409

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“…Despite widespread documentation of the agency and resourcefulness of Southern cities residents in response to infrastructure disruption, there is little systematic engagement in debates on urban resilience in relation to spatially situated energy practices. Recent debates have forwarded notions of 'energy resilience' including Wang et al [47], who identify three primary social factors, namely consumer behavior, the adoption of new technologies (like energy efficient home appliances), and public participation (as a critical link between social factors and governance mechanisms). To this end, the results of studies on energy practices could go a long way to support the drive for resilience in electricity systems.…”

Section: Understanding Resilience Through Practice Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Practicing urban resilience to electricity service disruption in Accra, Ghana

Kuusaana

Monstadt

Smith

2023

Energy Research & Social Science

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Section: Understanding Resilience Through Practice Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Practicing urban resilience to electricity service disruption in Accra, Ghana

Kuusaana

Monstadt

Smith

2023

Energy Research & Social Science

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“…A different study looked at the tie between engaging stakeholders on the perceived value of the Sustainable Development Goals [6]. Engaging stakeholders can help identify the important tradeoffs that electricity system planners ought to consider in the formulation and implementation of these systems [9].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Incorporating Elicited Preferences for Equality into Electricity System Planning Modeling

Van-Hein Sackey,

Nock,

Cao

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Sustainable Development Goal 7 of the United Nations is to achieve universal access to clean, modern and affordable electricity by 2030. However, 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) currently do not have access to electricity. As a result of this energy inequality, countries in SSA need to plan electricity systems that provide access in an equitable manner. The research question we explore in this paper is how integrating elicited preferences for equality into an electricity system planning model affects investment decisions regarding technology deployment. Our novel contribution is proposing a framework in the form of a discrete choice experiment and a statistical estimation model to determine decision makers’ preferences for equality. In our study, we find that higher preferences for equality result in an increased deployment of solar diesel mini-grids. These hybrid mini-grids, in turn, drive the carbon emissions intensity of the electricity system fourfold. As such, there is a need for stakeholders in Africa’s energy sector to consider the potential divergence between a carbon-minimizing electrification strategy and equitable electrification.

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