Comparative analysis of rural communities’ tradeoffs in large-scale and small-scale renewable energy projects in Kenya

Bouchra El Houda Lamhamedi, Walter Timo de Vries · 2024 · Discover Sustainability

Summary. Rural Kenyan communities make complex decisions about trading land for electricity access in renewable energy projects. Using institutional analysis, the study finds that trade-off outcomes depend on land tenure systems, project scale, electricity access, traditional knowledge, and local power dynamics. Communities' diverse roles and governance structures shape whether they benefit from large-scale or small-scale renewable projects.

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  title   = {Comparative analysis of rural communities’ tradeoffs in large-scale and small-scale renewable energy projects in Kenya},
  author  = {Bouchra El Houda Lamhamedi and Walter Timo de Vries},
  journal = {Discover Sustainability},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1007/s43621-024-00637-0},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00637-0}
}

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DOI

10.1007/s43621-024-00637-0

Countries

Kenya

Regions

Africa

Categories

energy, climate-and-environment, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28