Research & Initiatives

Our core research themes revolve around:

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: Energy Transition Demand Modeling Study for Rwanda

Project Partners: Kigali Collaborative Research Center, Rwanda Energy Group, eGUIDE initiative

Ongoing: Comparing Gamification and Conventional Survey Approaches for Mini-Grid Demand Estimation in Fiji

Ongoing: Transition to Electric Cooking in Informal Settlements in Nairobi

Project Partners: eGUIDE initiative, Dr. Austine Otieno (Technical University of Kenya), Paul Kyoma (Makerere University)

Past: Energizing Communities: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Rural Electrification Planning

Ongoing: Community-Centered Innovation in Distributed Energy Systems Development

Past: Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives of Electric Bus Service in Kigali, Rwanda

Supported by: BasiGo

Project partners: University of Rwanda, STIMA Lab, UMass Amherst

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