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Solar Home Systems in South Asia: Examining Adoption, Energy Consumption, and Social Practices
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Ojong, Nathanael |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Renewable electricity generation from solar energy has rapidly increased in South Asia. This paper presents a systematic review of 79 scholarly papers on the topic of solar home system adoption, energy consumption, and social practices in South Asia. Using an intersectionality lens, the paper demonstrates that various categories of difference, such as gender, age, class, and ethnicity, intersect and shape the adoption of this technology in South Asia. Utilizing a social practice theory lens, the paper shows that solar home systems shape the spatial and temporal arrangements and practices of members of households that have adopted the technology, as well as their counterparts who have not. This technology has a practical but also symbolic function; the symbolic function and social meaning are derived from the economic and socio-cultural contexts. As this renewable energy technology is embedded in economic and socio-cultural contexts, people reconfigure it in creative ways to meet their everyday energy needs. The paper identifies research gaps and suggests future research agendas. |
| Starting Page | 7754 |
| e-ISSN | 20711050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su13147754 |
| Journal | Sustainability |
| Issue Number | 14 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-07-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sustainability Cultural Studies Solar Home Systems Social Practice Theory South Asia Social Practices Energy Consumption Solar Electricity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
