Towards responsible and fair pay-as-you-go energy access in sub-Saharan Africa
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024

Market-based solutions are playing an increasingly important role in advancing the energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we focus on pay-as-you-go (PAYG) energy systems, a market-based approach that enables users to pay for energy in small amounts. While acknowledging the benefits of PAYG, we draw attention to six areas of concern about its implementation, including the suitability of PAYG business models to serve lower-income households, data collection and use, and the characteristics of PAYG energy providers and investors. We outline an agenda for inclusive PAYG energy systems in a proactive effort to shape a rapidly evolving sector. We hope that by anticipating these risks, we can help ensure that the PAYG sector is appropriately regulated and that its benefits accrue to the intended beneficiaries.

Författare

Tash Perros

University College London (UCL)

University of Liverpool

Samuel John Unsworth

Chalmers, Teknikens ekonomi och organisation, Environmental Systems Analysis

Muez Ali

Qatar Foundation

University College London (UCL)

Iwona Bisaga

Independent Consultant

Julia Tomei

University College London (UCL)

Nature Energy

20587546 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 5 520-525

Ämneskategorier

Nationalekonomi

DOI

10.1038/s41560-024-01490-1

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2024-06-15