Prospects for the Uptake of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Tanzania
Summary. Rural communities in southern Tanzania lack familiarity with renewable energy technologies and perceive them skeptically, viewing them as failed development interventions. The study found that most villagers do not use solar home systems or other renewable technologies. Understanding community perceptions and attitudes is essential before promoting renewable energy adoption in rural African areas, requiring approaches beyond the economic and regulatory models used in developed countries.
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Katikiro, R.. (2016). Prospects for the Uptake of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Tanzania. Energy Procedia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175
Katikiro, Robert. “Prospects for the Uptake of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Tanzania.” Energy Procedia, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175.
Katikiro, Robert. 2016. “Prospects for the Uptake of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Tanzania.” Energy Procedia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175.
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title = {Prospects for the Uptake of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Tanzania},
author = {Robert Katikiro},
journal = {Energy Procedia},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175}
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TY - JOUR TI - Prospects for the Uptake of Renewable Energy Technologies in Rural Tanzania AU - Robert Katikiro JO - Energy Procedia PY - 2016 DO - 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.175
- Countries
- Tanzania
- Regions
- Africa
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- energy, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28