The temporalities and externalities of ancillary infrastructure in large-scale renewable energy projects: Insights from the rural periphery

Clemens Greiner, Britta Klagge · 2024 · Energy Policy

Summary. Large-scale renewable energy projects require ancillary infrastructure like roads, worker camps, and water systems that create distinct social and environmental impacts separate from the power plants themselves. In rural peripheral areas of the Global South, these infrastructures can harm communities but also provide significant benefits. The authors develop a framework analyzing how ancillary infrastructure's timing and externalities affect local acceptance, using a Kenyan geothermal project as a case study, and offer policy recommendations to maximize positive outcomes.

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  title   = {The temporalities and externalities of ancillary infrastructure in large-scale renewable energy projects: Insights from the rural periphery},
  author  = {Clemens Greiner and Britta Klagge},
  journal = {Energy Policy},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114303},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114303}
}

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DOI

10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114303

Countries

Kenya

Regions

Africa

Categories

energy, regional-innovation-systems, policy

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2026-04-28