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Ms Rebecca Grant MRes BSc

Ms Ms Rebecca Grant MRes BSc

PhD candidate
University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom
03
07
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Research focus

My PhD seeks to understand the injustices associated with the widespread promotion and uptake of decentralised solar PV systems in Rwanda. This builds on my MRes which examined energy injustices associated with off- grid hydroelectricity in Malawi.

I draw on a range of methods to explore the risks and benefits associated with decentralised solar PV systems in Rwanda, including spatial analysis in Python, interviews, document analysis and participatory mapping. I

SDG targets

3.8

Achieve universal health coverage

7.1

Universal access to modern energy

7.2

Increase global percentage of renewable energy

7.A

Promote access to research, technology and investments in clean energy

7.B

Expand and upgrade energy services for developing countries

13.B

Promote mechanisms to raise capacity for planning and management

Projects

The geographies of energy justice: assessing the impact of solar PV promotion and uptake in Rwanda