Alleviation of Energy Poverty through Base of the Pyramid Business Models: The Cases of Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh and Sunlabob, Lao PDR
Author
Jonayed, Sk. Abdullah
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2011
Submitted on
2011-06-09
Pages
125
Abstract
This thesis examines how Base of the Pyramid (BoP) business models in renewable energy can alleviate energy poverty in off-grid contexts, focusing on the cases of Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh and Sunlabob in Lao PDR. The central research interest is how BoP-oriented enterprises design, finance, and deliver energy services to low-income households, and to what extent such models can enable durable access to clean energy. The study adopts a qualitative multiple-case design guided by a case study protocol, collecting primary data through semi-structured interviews with purposive sampling and secondary data via a systematic literature review. The analysis covers the renewable energy business environment in Bangladesh and Laos, prevalent technologies (including solar home systems and biogas), BoP market characteristics, and the concrete business models (such as sales and rental approaches), user experience, and assessments of market ecosystem, BoP impacts, and sustainability. Theoretical framing draws on BoP literature and “Green Leap” approaches for off-grid energy services. The excerpt does not include empirical findings and conclusions, but the thesis aims to generate practical lessons on the role of local organizations, collaboration with government, the influence of grants and subsidies, and the potential of social business models to scale clean energy access.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan Base of the Pyramid (BoP)-forretningsmodeller inden for vedvarende energi kan afhjælpe energifattigdom i off-grid-områder, med særligt fokus på Grameen Shakti i Bangladesh og Sunlabob i Laos. Den overordnede forskningsinteresse er, hvordan BoP-orienterede virksomheder designer, finansierer og leverer energiydelser til lavindkomsthusstande, og i hvilket omfang sådanne modeller kan bidrage til varig adgang til ren energi. Studiet anvender et kvalitativt fler-case design med en caseprotokol, primære data indsamlet via semistrukturerede interviews og udvælgelse efter formål, samt sekundære data via en systematisk litteraturgennemgang. Analysen dækker forretningsmiljøet for vedvarende energi i Bangladesh og Laos, udbredte teknologier (bl.a. solcelle-hjemmesystemer og biogas), BoP-markedets kendetegn, samt de konkrete forretningsmodeller (herunder salgs- og lejemodeller), brugeroplevelser og evalueringer af markedsøkosystem, BoP-effekter og bæredygtighed. Teoretisk bygger afhandlingen på BoP-litteratur og “Green Leap”-tilgange for off-grid-energiydelser. Uddraget rummer ikke de empiriske resultater og konklusioner, men afhandlingen sigter mod at udlede praktiske læringer om lokale organisationers rolle, samarbejde med myndigheder, betydningen af tilskud og potentialet i sociale forretningsmodeller til at skalere adgang til ren energi.
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