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Article on The Conversation about reaching the rural poor via grid or solar

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:47:52 +0000

What kind of electricity makes sense in rural Africa to make the most of available budgets? Maximiliane and Jörg address this question in a contribution on The Conversation.

VoxDev article amongst most read in 2020

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:02:00 +0000

An article by Jörg and two colleagues on the use of improved cookstoves as an instrument of effective climate policy was among the ten most read articles of 2020 on VoxDev, a platform for economists, policymakers, practitioners, donors, the private sector and others interested in development to discuss key policy issues.

Guest contribution to the German online newspaper ZEIT online [in German]

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:55:12 +0000

Der Anschluss ans Stromnetz soll die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Afrikas vorantreiben. Studien zeigen: Es klappt nicht wie erhofft. Fortschritt bringt der Strom trotzdem. Ein Gastbeitrag auf ZEIT online von Jörg Peters und der RWI-Kollegin Katja Fels.

Lighting up rural Africa: How much do the poor value electricity and can they afford paying for it?

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:52:18 +0000

This blog article discusses findings from a field experiment conducted in rural Rwanda where we evaluated the revealed willingness to pay for different off-grid solar technologies. The discussion feeds into our work as part of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) network.

World Bank Blog contribution: How much does Sub-Saharan Africa need the grid?

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:54:02 +0000

An intense debate continues on how best to provide electricity to the 1.1 billion people currently without access to it – Jörg discusses this topic in a World Bank blogpost together with Michael Toman from the Development Research Group and Energy and Environment Team at World Bank.

Improved Biomass Cooking to Fight Climate Change and Poverty

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 04:20:19 +0000

Another blog post on the potentials of improved cookstoves at the website of our partners from Environment for Development (EfD).

About the ecol blog

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:37:41 +0000

This blog is meant to irregularly post news on our projects and research, on job opportunities and upcoming events as well as on contributions to discussions on development policy issues.