This diagnostic note identifies the behavioral barriers inhibiting uptake and sustained use of solar home systems (SHS) in Ethiopia. The target beneficiary is off-grid, predominantly low-income households...
Households in rural Senegal continue to rely on flashlights and candles for lighting despite the availability of solar home system options in the market. Multiple behavioral barriers contribute to low...
The present diagnostic examines the behavioral barriers to uptake and sustained use of ethanol cookstoves in Madagascar. The target beneficiaries are households in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas which...
Households in refugee settlements in Uganda continue to rely on kerosene, dry cell battery torches, and firewood to meet their lighting and other energy needs despite the availability of solar home system...
In 2019, the World Bank launched an initiative to apply principles from behavioral economics to clean energy access for increased uptake of off-grid photovoltaic Solar Home Systems (SHS) and Improved Cookstoves...
The Rwanda Energy Access and Quality Improvement Project is supporting the scaling of improved cookstove (ICS) in Rwanda through subsidized stove prices for end users and incentives for suppliers. ICS...