A feasibility study exploring energy access through community-led socially owned renewable energy development in South Africa

This report follows the format of first introducing the national and local energy development landscape as a background context for the study. It then deepens its focus on energy use in municipalities, covering the energy service delivery status of the 2 study municipalities (technical and policy elements), household energy use patterns of low-income households in these municipalities, followed by a brief review of lessons from international and local community energy projects.