Reports

This is an updated list of all open access reports we have produced on energy access, community energy, and energy policy in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique. 

Report on the 10-Day Renewable Energy Systems Training for Female Engineers and Technicians

In March 2023 Mzuzu University delivered a 10 day training course on renewable energy for women engineers and technicians, which was implemented by the Test and Training Center for Renewable Energy Technologies, (TCRET), with funding from the CESET Project. 

Field visit summary of CES projects in Malawi

This report provides a summary of Dr Harshit Vallecha's visit of community energy projects in Malawi in September 2023. 

AMER memo on GESIS's Norms in Mozambique (English)

AMER produced a report to explore the gaps and opportunities in the Mozambican legislation to propose an additional package of incentives to stimulate the operators in the off-grid subsector to adhere to the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Seal (GESIS). 

AMER memo on GESIS's Norms in Mozambique (Portuguese)

AMER produced a report to explore the gaps and opportunities in the Mozambican legislation to propose an additional package of incentives to stimulate the operators in the off-grid subsector to adhere to the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Seal (GESIS). 

Energy improvements to the Manolo Health Center, Malawi

Our CESET co-investigators in Malawi undertook a field visit to the Manolo Health Centre to assess its current access (or non-access) to energy and their energy needs, and to determine what energy system they would need to service its patients effectively.

Policy Brief: Oportunidades para Absorver Projectos Comunitários Energéticos em Moçambique

CESET co-investigators Carlos Shenga and Lorraine Howe of the Centre for Research on Governance and Development in Maputo have published a Portuguese language policy brief on Mozambique's off-grid energy regulation and assesses the opportunities and challenges for the uptake of off-grid energy projects in the country.

Mozambique's off-grid energy regulation

CESET co-investigators Lorraine Howe and Carlos Shenga of the Centre for Research on Governance in Maputo have published a new report on the opportunities and challenges for the uptake of community energy projects in Mozambique. 

Community energy in Mozambique: an annotated bibliography

Final report of a three-part series of annotated bibliographies.  

Community energy in Malawi: an annotated bibliography

Report two of a three-part series of annotated bibliographies. 

Community energy in Ethiopia: an annotated bibliography

Report one of a three-part series of annotated bibliographies that a) surveys the body of published research in the area of community energy across Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique; b) reviews key insights and considerations already well documented in the literature as of July 2020; and c) explores areas overlooked in current debates to date and identifies critical gaps for research and development in the sector.