| ID | 115167 |
| Title Proper | Integrated framework for rural electrification |
| Other Title Information | adopting a user-centric approach to business model development |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Schillebeeckx, Simon J D ; Parikh, Priti ; Bansal, Rahul ; George, Gerard |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Rural electrification (RE) has gained prominence over the past two decades as an effective means for improving living conditions. This growth has largely been driven by socio-economic and political imperatives to improve rural livelihood and by technological innovation. Based on a content analysis of 232 scholarly articles, the literature is categorized into four focal lenses: technology, institutional, viability and user-centric. We find that the first two dominate the RE debate. The viability lens has been used less frequently, whilst the user-centric lens began to engage scholars as late as 2007. We provide an overview of the technological, institutional and viability lenses, and elaborate upon the user-centric lens in greater detail. For energy policy and practice, we combine the four lenses to develop a business model framework that policy makers, practitioners and investors could use to assess RE projects or to design future rural electrification strategies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 48; Sep 2012: p.687-697 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol. 48; Sep 2012: p.687-697 |
| Key Words | Rural Electrification ; Business Model ; Customer |