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Mini-grids can supply electricity, but what about demand? A private DRC project shows how it can work

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  • Nik Stoop

    (Department of Economics, University of Antwerp - Universiteit Antwerpen = University of Antwerp)

  • Marijke Marijke Verpoorten

    (Department of Economics, University of Antwerp - Universiteit Antwerpen = University of Antwerp)

  • Elie Lunanga

    (Department of Economics, University of Antwerp - Universiteit Antwerpen = University of Antwerp, Université catholique de Bukavu, Institut supérieur pédagogique de Bukavu)

  • Sébastien Desbureaux

    (CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier)

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More than 560 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity. About 384 million live in countries classified by the World Bank as conflict-affected, where poverty, insecurity and weak institutions make large energy infrastructure investments risky.

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  • Nik Stoop & Marijke Marijke Verpoorten & Elie Lunanga & Sébastien Desbureaux, 2026. "Mini-grids can supply electricity, but what about demand? A private DRC project shows how it can work," Post-Print hal-05572158, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05572158
    DOI: 10.64628/aaj.shrgjhn9c
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