Staying put or pulling out? How mini grid developers use business model innovation to overcome challenges and barriers in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13066097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mbeo Ogeya (University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Solomon Ogara (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology), Margrethe Holm Andersen (0000-0002-4389-0037, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 122 |
| Pages | 104005-104005 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Energy Research & Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2214-6296 • E-ISSN: 2214-6326 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104005 |
| OpenAlex | W4408072306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 49 |
Business · Business model · Geography · Grid · Industrial organization · Knowledge management · Process management · Computer Science · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Service and Product Innovation · Marketing
Overcoming the chicken-and-egg problem? Evidence from innovative business models in Kenya
Sustainable energy, unsustainable business? Foreignness and the challenge of profitability for private mini-grid developers in sub-Saharan Africa
Harnessing the sun – addressing sociotechnical barriers to off-grid solar power deployment in Mozambique
Oslo Manual 2018
Product design and business model strategies for a circular economy
Business Model Design and the Performance of Entrepreneurial Firms
Business model innovation for circular economy and sustainability
Sustainable business model innovation
Technological shape and size
Measuring success
Mini-grids and renewable energy in rural Africa
Institutional influence on power sector investments
Rethinking the sustainability and institutional governance of electricity access and mini-grids
Village-level solar power in Africa
The paradox of mini-grid business models
System building in the Kenyan electrification regime
Integrating distributed energy resources in electricity distribution systems
Firm-level innovation in Africa
Towards a sufficiency-driven business model
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |