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Renewable Energy Interventions for Sustainable Rural Development: A study on Solar Home System Dissemination in Bangladesh

Tahsina Khan, Komatsu Satoru, Kaneko Shinji, Ghosh, Partha Pratim, Morinaga Akane, Rabbani Rash-Ha Wahi, Ahsan Nafiz, Ul, Ellabban Omar, Abu-Rub Haitham, Blaabjerg Frede, Azimoh Leonard Chukwuma, Patrik Klintenberg, Fredrik Wallin, Karlsson Bjrn, Momotaz Shamsun, Nahar, Karim Asif, Mahbub, M Islam, A Khan, S Nasreen, F Rabbi, Sovacool Benjamin, K, Drupady Ira, Martina, Ekkehard Krschner, Eva Diehl, Janek Hermann Friede, Christiane Hornikel, Joscha Rosenbusch, Elias Sagmeister, Ahammed Faisal, Taufiq Dilder, Ahmed, S Hoque, Najmul, Barun Das, Beg Kumar, Mohd, Alam, Pulak Mishra, Bhagirath Behera, Khan Jibran, Arsalan Mudassar, H, Y Kassahun, Toshio Kebede, Mohammad Mitsufuji, Islam, Hamid Muhammad, Riazul, P Halder, N Paul, T Ghosh, P Khan Imran, Jitiwat Yaungket, Tetsuo Tezuka, Daisy Das, M Khan, Fayyaz, Mahmud, Ghosh Partha, Pratim, T Urmee, D Harries, Peter Marro, Natalie Bertsch · 2017

Summary. Solar Home Systems have been rapidly disseminated across rural Bangladesh, where electrification rates lag far behind national averages. This study examines how off-grid solar technology delivers electricity to remote communities and generates socio-economic benefits while reducing environmental impact. The research emphasizes that sustained success requires coordinated collaboration among government, private sector, and community stakeholders to ensure long-term program viability.

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Khan, T., Satoru, K., Shinji, K., Ghosh, Pratim, P., Akane, M., Wahi, R. R., Nafiz, A., Ul, Omar, E., Haitham, A., Frede, B., Chukwuma, A. L., Klintenberg, P., Wallin, F., Bjrn, K., Shamsun, M., Nahar, Asif, K., . . . Bertsch, N.. (2017). Renewable Energy Interventions for Sustainable Rural Development: A study on Solar Home System Dissemination in Bangladesh. https://doi.org/10.15242/heaig.h0117521

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DOI
10.15242/heaig.h0117521
Countries
Bangladesh
Regions
Asia
Categories
energy, climate-and-environment, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28