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Promoting investment in solar energy across SMEs in Pakistan: the role of information provision

Project Active from 1 Feb 2023 to 31 Jan 2025 Sustainable Growth

Through a survey of 300-400 owners of small-medium manufacturing enterprises in the garment and food storage sectors in central Punjab, this project seeks to better understand the main structural, informational and behavioural barriers that prevent business owners from switching to greener energy sources such as solar power.

Researchers

Nikita Grabher-Meyer

Technical Officer, International Labour Organisation

Theresa Chaudhry

Associate Professor of Economics, Lahore School of Economics

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