Governance of mini-grids:
This working package focuses on our questions 3 and 4. The analysis of the database as well as field data from WP2 will provide insights into issues like who uses minigrids, how tariffs are set, how the service provision is organised, and what is the speed of adoption in different case study countries.
The ownership/management models, the interplay between different types of finance and ownership models, regulatory readiness of countries, and inclusiveness of governance arrangements are some issues to be investigated here. If any additional stakeholder input is required, semi-structured qualitative interviews will be carried out with government departments, sub-national authorities, utilities, distribution companies, electricity regulator, development finance institutions, industry, investors, and civil society as appropriate.
Outputs
The outputs of this task will include:
a) a report on the political economy of minigrids in case study countries (D11, 24th Month);
b) a report on the financing of mini-grids (D12, 27th month);
c) report on the regulatory and governance arrangements for successful mini-grids (D13, 30th month); and
d) a comparative analysis of mini-grid governance (D14, 33rd month).
University of Sussex leads this working package