Scaling up and scaling out of darkness: Elucidating the influences of institutional dysfunction in scaling up solar PV in Sub-Saharan Africa

IF 5.4 1区 经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES World Development Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI:10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106726
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah , Robert E. Hinson
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Although researchers increasingly recognize the significant impact of institutional dysfunction on emerging economies, there remains a major gap regarding its influence on firms’ upstream and downstream activities in scaling up renewable efforts. Drawing on data from solar photovoltaic (PV) intermediary business owners/entrepreneurs and regulators in Ghana, this paper examines the mechanisms through which these activities interact to facilitate the scaling-up efforts of renewable energy. The study uncovers three unique interactive processes through which institutional dysfunctions shape scaling-up efforts. Phase 1 focuses on unmasking institutional dysfunctions as impeding forces on both upstream and downstream activities. Phase 2 signifies a paradigm shift towards proactively re-engaging and reshaping institutional dysfunctions. This phase entails a range of organizational actions, including strategic interventions, dismantling ineffective practices, and wider concerted efforts geared towards turning dysfunctional institutions into potential sources of opportunity. Phase 3 represents the final stage in the evolution towards scaling up, focusing on deficiencies in the aftermarket support environment, specifically maintenance and repair services after sales. The insights derived from the study offer valuable implications for practitioners, policymakers, and scholars.

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扩大规模和走出黑暗:阐明机构功能失调对撒哈拉以南非洲太阳能光伏推广的影响
尽管研究人员越来越认识到机构功能失调对新兴经济体的重大影响,但在机构功能失调对企业扩大可再生能源规模的上游和下游活动的影响方面仍存在重大差距。本文利用来自加纳太阳能光伏(PV)中介企业主/企业家和监管机构的数据,研究了这些活动在促进扩大可再生能源规模方面的互动机制。研究揭示了机构功能失调影响推广工作的三个独特互动过程。第一阶段的重点是揭露阻碍上游和下游活动的机构功能障碍。第 2 阶段标志着一种范式的转变,即主动重新参与和重塑机构功能障碍。这一阶段需要采取一系列组织行动,包括战略干预、消除无效做法以及更广泛的协同努力,以便将功能失调的机构转变为潜在的机会源泉。第三阶段是向扩大规模发展的最后阶段,重点关注售后市场支持环境的缺陷,特别是售后维护和修理服务。研究得出的见解为从业人员、决策者和学者提供了宝贵的启示。
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World Development
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期刊介绍: World Development is a multi-disciplinary monthly journal of development studies. It seeks to explore ways of improving standards of living, and the human condition generally, by examining potential solutions to problems such as: poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, disease, lack of shelter, environmental degradation, inadequate scientific and technological resources, trade and payments imbalances, international debt, gender and ethnic discrimination, militarism and civil conflict, and lack of popular participation in economic and political life. Contributions offer constructive ideas and analysis, and highlight the lessons to be learned from the experiences of different nations, societies, and economies.
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