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Policy Pathways for Mapping Clean Energy Access for Cooking in the Global South—A Case for Rural Communities

Constantinos Vassiliades, Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke, Eric B. Yiadom, Ravita D. Prasad, Wassim Dbouk · 2022 · Sustainability

Summary. Rural communities in the Global South lack access to modern cooking energy, affecting 1.5 billion people. This study maps clean cooking technologies and policies for three countries—Fiji, Ghana, and Nigeria—by surveying end-users, energy suppliers, and interest groups. The research proposes policy pathways that coordinate governments, NGOs, energy developers, and businesses, with a business model progressing from government-driven to incentive-driven to private-sector-driven as technology adoption increases.

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Vassiliades, C., Diemuodeke, O. E., Yiadom, E. B., Prasad, R. D., & Dbouk, W.. (2022). Policy Pathways for Mapping Clean Energy Access for Cooking in the Global South—A Case for Rural Communities. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013577

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DOI
10.3390/su142013577
Countries
Fiji, Ghana, Nigeria
Regions
Oceania, Africa
Categories
energy, policy, climate-and-environment
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2026-04-28