This paper focuses on barriers and opportunities for the adoption of modern renewable energy technologies by low-income households in the light of energy requirements for household well-being; household prioritization of energy services; household purchasing power for energy; and households' experiences with traditional and conventional energy sources. Approaches for addressing the identified barriers to the adoption of renewable energy solutions by low-income households are discussed as well. Our findings show that low-income households will continue to use traditional and conventional energy sources and technologies unless modern energy solutions come with integrated financing mechanisms that enable households to pay for good-quality systems capable of meeting their energy needs. The work is based on empirical evidence from Likoma Island in Malawi.
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Zalengera, C., Blanchard, R. E., & Eames, P. C. (2015). Putting the end-user first: Towards addressing contesting values in renewable energy systems deployment for low-income households-a case from Likoma Island, Malawi. In Sustainable Access to Energy in the Global South: Essential Technologies and Implementation Approaches (pp. 101–112). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20209-9_9
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