The Quest for Scalable Business Models for Mini-Grids in Africa: Implementing the Keymaker Model in Tanzania
dc.contributor.author | Pueyo, Ana | |
dc.contributor.author | Ngoo, Gisela | |
dc.contributor.author | Daulinge, Editruda | |
dc.contributor.author | Fajardo Mazorra, Adriana | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Tanzania | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-27T11:10:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-27T11:10:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-10-27 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pueyo, A.; Ngoo, G.; Daulinge, E. and Fajardo, A. (2022) The Quest for Scalable Business Models for Mini-Grids in Africa: Implementing the Keymaker Model in Tanzania, IDS Research Report 89, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/IDS.2022.071 | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-80470-042-6 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0141-1314 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/17727 | |
dc.description.abstract | Achieving universal electrification in sub-Saharan Africa requires creative solutions. Renewable mini-grids are a promising technology to electrify remote communities with a substantial productive demand, mainly from agro-processing. Mini-grids have experienced fast growth and there are now around 2,200 systems in the sub-Saharan Africa region. However, their economic case in the sub-continent is unclear. Most mini-grids are struggling not only to obtain a profit but also to recover costs. This Research Report describes the case of a private company in Tanzania implementing a business model for mini-grids that promotes productive uses of energy to achieve financial sustainability (the ‘Keymaker model’). A group of researchers worked jointly with the mini-grid developer to procure equipment for fish processing activities, support local entrepreneurs to use electricity productively, and to document and learn from the process. Although the business model was ultimately unsuccessful – facing high regulatory risks, high initial tariffs required to recover costs, and complex management of agro-processing activities – the project offers useful lessons and considerations for future efforts to promote mini-grids, and how public–private partnerships can help improve affordability and reduce regulatory risks. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | IKEA Foundation | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Institute of Development Studies | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | IDS Research Report;89 | |
dc.rights | This is an Open Access report distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited and any modifications or adaptations are indicated. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Environment | en |
dc.subject | Industrial Development | en |
dc.subject | Trade | en |
dc.title | The Quest for Scalable Business Models for Mini-Grids in Africa: Implementing the Keymaker Model in Tanzania | en |
dc.type | IDS Research Report | en |
dc.rights.holder | Institute of Development Studies | en |
dc.identifier.team | Green Transformations | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.19088/IDS.2022.071 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-10-27 | |
rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.19088/IDS.2022.071 | en |
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