Community Energy Systems and Sustainable Energy Transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique (CESET)

A collaborative multi-institutional research partnership funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, CESET explores the potential of community energy systems to accelerate inclusive, just, and clean energy transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique.

Map showing extreme precarity of energy access in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique

News

MPs: UK must protect aid for community-led energy access

10th December, 2025

In December 2024, Vanesa Castán Broto submitted evidence to a call from the International Development Committee in Parliament based on research and findings from the ESRC GCRF/UKRI-funded project CESET (Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique).

Access the report publication: Empowering Development: Energy Access for Communities

New publication on the energy transition in Mozambique

8th December, 2025

CESET Co-investigators - Marcus Power, Lorraine Howe, Joshua Kirshner and Carlos Shenga - have published a new article in the Journal of Applied Geography entitled "Uneven development and the geographies of energy transition in Mozambique".

Living energy lab in Maputo complete

5th December, 2025

Community energy provides workable strategies to facilitate a just energy transition by enabling communities to make decisions about energy resources and infrastructure. However, significant obstacles are in understanding how community energy works in real-life contexts. Specifically, there are challenges related to creating appropriate systems of governance and ensuring inclusion across different groups within the community.