Solar cooking in Mozambique—an investigation of end-user׳s needs for the design of solar cookers

Pia Piroschka Otte

Energy Policy, 2014, vol. 74, issue C, 366-375

Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by insufficient access to modern energy. One solution to this problem could be the use of solar energy to satisfy the current energy demand. However, solar energy technologies have shown limited success up to now. In the literature it is argued that solar cookers are often implemented as a “solution looking for a problem”, without consideration of the end-user needs. This study contributes to this debate by investigating the energy patterns and cooking profiles of public institutions for the design and implementation of solar cookers in the case of Mozambique. Interviews were conducted with 12 health institutions in Maputo and Sofala province in Mozambique.

Keywords: Solar cooking; Mozambique; SCOT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.032

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