Assessing Adoption Barriers to Solar Energy Systems for Enhancing Rural Socio-Economic Development and Climate Change Adaptation: A Case of Kaputa Boma, Zambia
ザンビア・カプタ・ボマにおける農村社会経済開発と気候変動適応のための太陽エネルギー導入障壁の評価 (AI 翻訳)
Ovious Kabinda, Francis Sichilima
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日本語
ザンビア農村部における太陽エネルギー導入の障壁と社会経済的・気候適応への貢献を評価。PAYG太陽光は照明や携帯充電を改善したが、生産用途の導入は限定的。高額な初期費用、資金調達不足、技術支援不足などが主な障壁。
English
This study assesses barriers to solar energy adoption in rural Zambia, finding that PAYG systems improve basic access but productive use is limited. Key barriers include high upfront costs, limited financing, and weak technical support. Solar contributes to welfare and climate resilience, but scaling requires stronger financing and institutional support.
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日本のGX文脈において
日本のGX文脈では、アフリカ農村部のエネルギーアクセス向上は国際協力やJICA事業に関連。日本企業のオフグリッド太陽光ビジネス展開の参考になる。
In the global GX context
Globally, this study provides empirical evidence on off-grid solar adoption barriers, relevant to SDG7 and climate adaptation financing. It highlights the need for blended finance and public-private partnerships, informing international development policy.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides empirical data on solar adoption barriers in a least-developed country context, useful for comparative energy transition research.
🏢実務担当者:Highlights financing and technical support gaps that off-grid solar companies and development agencies can address.
🏛政策担当者:Informs policies to strengthen financing mechanisms and institutional support for rural electrification.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy remains a major challenge in rural Zambia, limiting socioeconomic development and climate resilience. This study assessed the barriers to solar energy adoption and examined the contribution of solar energy systems to rural socio-economic development and climate change adaptation in Kaputa Boma and surrounding off-grid communities in Northern Province, Zambia. A mixed-methods concurrent triangulation design was employed, involving household surveys (n = 345), enterprise surveys (n = 45), 22 key informant interviews, six focus group discussions, and field observations. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS Version 26, while qualitative data were analyzed thematically using NVivo 12. The findings indicate that Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar systems have significantly improved household access to lighting and phone charging; however, adoption of productive-use solar technologies remains limited. The major barriers identified were high upfront costs, limited financing, inadequate technical support, shortage of spare parts, weak policy implementation, and poor management of public solar infrastructure. Despite these challenges, solar energy contributed to improved household welfare, better educational and health services, increased enterprise productivity, and enhanced climate resilience through reduced dependence on traditional energy sources. The study concludes that expanding the socio-economic benefits of solar energy in rural Zambia requires strengthening financing mechanisms, technical capacity, institutional support, and public-private partnerships to promote productive-use solar technologies.
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