The impact of supply structure on solar home system installations in rural off-grid areas

Rafia Zaman, Stefan Borsky · 2021 · Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Summary. Market concentration in rural off-grid energy markets reduces solar home system installations in Bangladesh. Using data from 4.11 million systems installed across 503 markets over 15 years, the study shows that higher market concentration decreases both the number and capacity of installed systems. The negative effect intensifies at higher concentration levels and varies by system size and customer type. Policymakers should consider supply structure when designing rural electrification programs.

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@article{zaman-2021-impact-supply-structure-solar-home,
  title   = {The impact of supply structure on solar home system installations in rural off-grid areas},
  author  = {Rafia Zaman and Stefan Borsky},
  journal = {Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions},
  year    = {2021},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.eist.2021.10.015},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2021.10.015}
}

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DOI

10.1016/j.eist.2021.10.015

Countries

Bangladesh

Regions

Asia

Categories

energy, policy, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28