Pay-as-you-go solar PV in Rwanda: evidence of benefits to users and issues of affordability

Type Journal Article - Field Actions Science Reports. The journal of field actions
Title Pay-as-you-go solar PV in Rwanda: evidence of benefits to users and issues of affordability
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Issue Special Issue 15
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2016
Page numbers 94-103
URL http://factsreports.revues.org/4189
Abstract
In 2013 Azuri Technologies, a provider of solar home systems, entered the Rwanda market with USAID support. During project implementation various distribution challenges were encountered and useful lessons learned. Impact studies were conducted which showed households using the Azuri systems benefiting from significantly more hours of light and from the ability to charge phones at home. These households were among the wealthier segments of the rural population indicating affordability challenges for some households.

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