Recent work by Anicet Munyehirwe
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Rural electrification a decade on: A dose of reality from Rwanda
Electricity clearly improves people’s quality of life. But in Rwanda, even one decade after communities were connected, rural electrification had limited effects on incomes, employment, and broader economic development.
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Does subsidising cleaner cookstoves backfire? Lessons from Rwanda
Energy-efficient biomass cookstoves cut fuel use and, in Rwanda, do not trigger significant local rebound effects – consumption, fuel collection time, and prices remain largely unchanged for those not adopting cleaner cookstoves.