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Energy transition for SMEs in Sierra Leone

Project Active from 30 May 2024 to 1 Dec 2025 Sustainable Growth and Firm capabilities

This project investigates the constraints faced by SMEs in Sierra Leone in transitioning to cleaner and more reliable energy sources, focusing on the adoption of solar generators. The study conducts experimental auctions to test the impact of information and credit access on solar generator adoption.

Researchers

Maarten Voors

Associate Professor, Wageningen University

Alice Mével

PhD Candidate, Paris School of Economics

Niccolò Meriggi

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Economics at the University of Oxford

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