The KeyMaker Model
The principle behind the KeyMaker model is based on having the mini-grid operator to take advantage of an established and well managed network providing a stable supply of electricity to qualitatively improve a strategic value chain in the local community, often on the agriculture processing and trading sectors. The electricity supplier in turn becomes an […]
Development Frameworks and Implementation Strategies
Framework/Model Description Target Features UNGC Sustainable Energy Framework for Business Action Heavily reliant on the private sector to jump start a number of activities that will lead to achieving sustainability targets, and must also be open to partnerships and collaboration with the government for greater impact Businesses and private developers (main), government and policy makers […]
Frameworks Supporting Frameworks
The lack of a universal definition of access to energy has led to the emergence of several approaches attempting to measure access to energy using a variety of indicators. Wide-ranging approaches have been developed by various researchers and practitioners to measure different aspects of energy access that will help define strategies toward a more sustainable […]
Energy Access Underlined by Development Frameworks
Access to energy is essential in meeting basic needs and attaining an improved quality of life for individuals. It has been defined as the provision of adequate amounts of high-quality and reliable modern energy supplies when needed and as the ability of individuals to purchase such supplies in the amounts deemed necessary for their daily […]