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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - "<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>@eng"
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Irene F.
      foaf_name: Ngoti, Irene F.
      foaf_surname: Ngoti
  bibo_doi: 10.1186/s13705-024-00496-7
  bibo_issue: '1'
  bibo_volume: 14
  dct_date: 2024^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/2192-0567
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC@
  dct_title: 'The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management:
    qualitative case study from Tanzania@'
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