Dataset Handle: 20.500.14123/12954

Data for PhD dissertation "Sustainable rural electrification through community-managed mini-grids: Evidence from Tanzania"

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Date of availability in catalog2026-03-25
Available from / since 2026-03-25

Language of the resource

English; Swahili (macrolanguage)

Related external resources

Described by DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103632
Ngoti, I. F. (2024). Institutional arrangements and sustainable maintenance management of community-based mini-grids in Tanzania. Energy Research & Social Science, 115, Article 103632.
Described by DOI: 10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7
Ngoti, I. F. (2024). The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania. Energy Sustainability and Society, 14, Article 63.
Described by Ngoti, I. F., Holstenkamp, L., & Klaus, T. (Under Review). Exploring the causes of failure in community-managed containerised solar mini-grids: A coupled infrastructure systems framework analysis. Energy Research & Social Science.

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Item typeResource,
Dissertation
Sustainable rural electrification through community-managed mini-grids: Evidence from Tanzania
Ngoti, Irene Fredolin
2026 | DOI: 10.48548/pubdata-3176

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Author

Ngoti, Irene Fredolin

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Abstract

This dataset consists of the data generated and analyzed for the PhD dissertation "Sustainable rural electrification through community-managed mini-grids: Evidence from Tanzania". It includes the interview guides and transcripts of (1) semi-structured interview (n=18) of Tanzanian village energy committee members, electricity users, technician(s), and village council leaders, (2) guide questions and transcripts of focus group discussions (n=4), and (3) coding files, i.e. code maps relations, codebook, coded segments and MAXQDA 24 memos. – The dataset only contains anonymized data excluding the original audio recordings due to data protection regulations.

Resource type

Dataset

Kinds of Data

Interview Data
Visualisations
Survey Instruments / Measuring Instruments

Methods

Focus group / Group discussion
Transcription
Interview

Thematic classification

Nachhaltige Entwicklung

Keywords

Kleinstnetz; Ländlicher Raum; Energieversorgung; Gemeinschaft; Partizipation; Stakeholder; Management; Energiepolitik; Nachhaltigkeit; Steuerungsprozesse; Tansania; Subsaharisches Afrika; Mini-grid; Rural Area; Energy Supply; Community; Participation; Stakeholder; Management; Energy Policy; Sustainability; Governance; Tanzania; Sub-Saharan Africa

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Faculty / department

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Data Collector

Ngoti, Irene Fredolin

Time Period of the Collection of the Data

2022-05 - 2022-06
2023-07

Time Period of the Creation of the Dataset

Temporal Coverage of the Dataset

Geolocation (Country)

Tanzania, United Republic of

Geolocation (Region/Location)