Effect of off-grid Solar Energy on rural Micro Small & Medium-sized Enterprises in three neighbouring districts of northern Uganda.
- 주제(키워드) MSMEs , photovoltaic PV , off-grid
- 발행기관 아주대학교
- 지도교수 Park Hui Joon
- 발행년도 2019
- 학위수여년월 2019. 2
- 학위명 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 융합에너지학과
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ajou/000000028279
- 본문언어 영어
- 저작권 아주대학교 논문은 저작권에 의해 보호받습니다.
초록/요약
Research has shown convincingly that no country has improved economically and reduced energy poverty without increasing the supply of electricity. The growth of Micro-Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda is assumed to be directly proportional to increase in use of off grid photovoltaic PV electricity contributing to changes in business characteristics of small scale industrialists, employees and the local communities where these businesses are located. The thesis is to evaluate the effect of off-grid PV electrification on MSMEs in rural areas of Uganda. Convenience sampling techniques were used to study sixty (60) off-grid PV powered MSMEs in Northern Uganda region with similar business characteristics. The study was to examine the economic benefits and identify challenges; financial, technical and maintenance of PV systems in rural electrification on MSMEs and also to evaluate job performance after and before MSMEs were connected to off-grid PV installations. The goal of thesis is to discover the connection between improved access to off-grid PV electricity and MSMEs growth in upcountry areas of Uganda. This research project examined the quality of life experienced by changes in both MSMEs and the community services after connection to off-grid PV electricity. The findings of the study shows that the MSMEs growth rates were noticeably higher in areas with off-grid PV connection. MSMEs in Uganda are a source of employment for the poor, hence leading to poverty alleviation.
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CHAPTER 1.0 1
1.1 Introduction to the research 1
1.2 Statement of the problem 3
1.3 Justification of the research 4
1.4 Goals for the research study 4
1.5 Research Questions 5
1.6 Hypothesis 5
1.7 Limitations 6
1.8 Guide to the structure of thesis 6
CHAPTER 2.0 7
2.1 Introduction and review of literature 7
2.2 Classification of Micro, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) 8
2.3 The Effect of Electricity Services on rural MSMEs in Uganda 9
2.4 Uganda rural electricity access 10
2.5 Potential of solar irradiation in Uganda 12
2.5.1 Institutions in Uganda Implementing Solar PV 14
2.5.2 On-grid photovoltaic PV electricity access 14
2.5.3 Off-grid photovoltaic PV electricity access 15
2.6 Photovoltaic PV System Configuration 18
2.7 Photovoltaic (PV) Electricity and rural MSMEs 19
2.8 Economics of Photovoltaic PV Systems 21
2.9 National Policies 22
2.10 Effects of solar PV on the environment 22
CHAPTER 3.0 24
3.1 Methodology adopted for the research 24
3.2 Design of research 24
3.3 Population sample 24
3.4 Sampling procedure during the survey 26
3.5 Instruments 27
3.6 Analysis of research data 28
CHAPTER 4.0 29
4.1 Findings from the research of and analysis 29
4.2 Personal Characteristics of the Respondents 29
4.3 Results 44
CHAPTER 5.0 45
5.1 Summary of findings 45
5.2 Wayforward/Recommendations 46
5.3 Conclusion 47
REFERENCES 49
APPENDICES 52
