---
_id: '58542'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Background</jats:title>\r\n
    \               <jats:p>The majority of mini-grids in Tanzania are managed by
    private entities, faith-based institutions, and the government. In contrast, a
    limited number of mini-grids under community management strive to survive. Although
    the concept of “sense of ownership” is considered crucial for mini-grid sustainability
    in developing countries, there is limited theoretical exploration of the factors
    that drive this concept and its effects on community mini-grid management. This
    paper assesses the relationship between the sense of ownership among electricity
    users and the effective management of two solar community-based mini-grids with
    different sustainability experience.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n
    \               <jats:title>Results</jats:title>\r\n                <jats:p>A
    sense of ownership plays a role in establishing the decision-making process of
    mini-grids among village energy committee members toward sustainable or unsustainable
    management. The mechanisms behind the sense of ownership among community members
    toward managing mini-grids are largely expedited by the strong leadership of village
    energy committee members, community participation in decision-making and resource
    mobilisation, especially in the preparation, design and implementation phases
    of mini-grids.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec><jats:sec>\r\n                <jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title>\r\n
    \               <jats:p>A sense of ownership is found to influence the effective
    management of community mini-grids in Tanzania. When designing mini-grid project
    policies and programs that target respective communities as prospective owners,
    energy practitioners and policy-makers should consider creating an environment
    that nurtures a sense of ownership.</jats:p>\r\n              </jats:sec>"
article_number: '63'
author:
- first_name: Irene F.
  full_name: Ngoti, Irene F.
  last_name: Ngoti
citation:
  ama: 'Ngoti IF. The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management:
    qualitative case study from Tanzania. <i>Energy, Sustainability and Society</i>.
    2024;14(1). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7">10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7</a>'
  apa: 'Ngoti, I. F. (2024). The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid
    management: qualitative case study from Tanzania. <i>Energy, Sustainability and
    Society</i>, <i>14</i>(1), Article 63. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Ngoti_2024, title={The role of sense of ownership in rural community
    mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania}, volume={14}, DOI={<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7">10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7</a>},
    number={163}, journal={Energy, Sustainability and Society}, publisher={Springer
    Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Ngoti, Irene F.}, year={2024} }'
  chicago: 'Ngoti, Irene F. “The Role of Sense of Ownership in Rural Community Mini-Grid
    Management: Qualitative Case Study from Tanzania.” <i>Energy, Sustainability and
    Society</i> 14, no. 1 (2024). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7">https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7</a>.'
  ieee: 'I. F. Ngoti, “The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid
    management: qualitative case study from Tanzania,” <i>Energy, Sustainability and
    Society</i>, vol. 14, no. 1, Art. no. 63, 2024, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7">10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7</a>.'
  mla: 'Ngoti, Irene F. “The Role of Sense of Ownership in Rural Community Mini-Grid
    Management: Qualitative Case Study from Tanzania.” <i>Energy, Sustainability and
    Society</i>, vol. 14, no. 1, 63, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7">10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7</a>.'
  short: I.F. Ngoti, Energy, Sustainability and Society 14 (2024).
date_created: 2025-02-10T06:00:56Z
date_updated: 2025-02-10T06:02:37Z
doi: 10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7
intvolume: '        14'
issue: '1'
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Energy, Sustainability and Society
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2192-0567
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative
  case study from Tanzania'
type: journal_article
user_id: '16148'
volume: 14
year: '2024'
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