Sustainability of rural energy access in developing countries

Brijesh Mainali · 2014 · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Summary. Rural energy access remains unresolved in developing countries despite policy efforts. This dissertation analyzes policies and their impacts on renewable energy markets, technological choices for electrification, and sustainability performance across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The research shows market-oriented policies expand rural electrification in Nepal, identifies cost-effective technology pathways in Afghanistan and Nepal, models cooking fuel transitions in China, and introduces sustainability indices to evaluate energy technologies and country progress. Mature technologies like biomass and micro-hydro outperform solar and wind without policy support, while credit access and subsidy delivery mechanisms require innovation.

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Countries

Nepal, Afghanistan, China, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana

Regions

Asia, Africa

Categories

energy, policy, climate-and-environment

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2026-04-28