Research & Initiatives
Our core research themes revolve around:​
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Energy Planning and Development:
Designing inclusive and just energy systems that prioritize social equity in access, affordability, and agency.
End-Use Electrification and Energy Access:
Investigating electric mobility, electric cooking, and productive uses of energy to support development goals.
Power System Reliability & Resilience:
Planning for reliable, resilient, and climate-informed grid systems—urban and rural, centralized and decentralized.
Interdisciplinary and Contextual Approaches:
Integrating technical, behavioral, and institutional insights to inform energy policy and technology adoption.
Ongoing: SEER - Sustainable Electricity Expansion Roadmaps: Democratizing power systems planning for a robust and sustainable energy transition
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Project Partners: Rhiza Research (Lead)
Supported by: Climate Change AI Foundation​​​​​​​
Ongoing: Transition to Electric Cooking in Informal Settlements in Nairobi
Project Partners: eGUIDE initiative, Dr. Austine Otieno, Paul Kyoma
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Past: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives of Electric Bus Service in Kigali, Rwanda
Supported by: BasiGo
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Project partners: University of Rwanda, STIMA Lab, UMass Amherst
Ongoing: CORE - Community Owned Renewable Electrification
Project Partners: Mercy Corps (Lead), Murty International, Kigali Collaborative Research Center (KCRC)
Supported by: UKPACT
Past: Comparing Gamification and Conventional Survey Approaches for Mini-Grid Demand Estimation in Fiji
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Project Partners: LEAPS, Arizona State University​​​​​​ (Lead)
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Ongoing: Energy Transition Demand Modeling Study for Rwanda
Project Partners: Kigali Collaborative Research Center (KCRC), Rwanda Energy Group, eGUIDE initiative
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Past: Energizing Communities: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Rural Electrification Planning
Supported by UW Royalty Research Fund
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Our Geographic Footprint of Engagement
