Cross-Scale Linkages of Centralized Electricity Generation: Geothermal Development and Investor–Community Relations in Kenya

Britta Klagge, Clemens Greiner, David Greven and Chigozie Nweke-Eze
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Britta Klagge: Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany
Clemens Greiner: Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne, Germany
David Greven: Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Cologne, Germany
Chigozie Nweke-Eze: Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany

Politics and Governance, 2020, vol. 8, issue 3, 211-222

Abstract: Based on a study of Kenya’s geothermal-energy development in Baringo-Silali, we explore how and with whom government actors and local communities in rural and peripheral areas interact when planning and implementing large-scale power plants. Starting from a comparison of decentralized and centralized energy systems, we demonstrate that the development of this large-scale infrastructure project and the associated investor-community relations are governed by various cross-scale linkages. To this end, we adapt the concept of cross-scale linkages from the literature on natural-resource governance to explore actors, rules, and practices at local, regional, national, and international levels.

Keywords: Baringo; centralized electricity generation; corporate social responsibility; cross-scale linkages; geothermal development; governance; infrastructure; investor–community relations; Kenya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.v8i3.2981

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