Participatory Governance in Cape Town. An insight into the policy domain of solar water heathers for low-income areas
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2018-07-04
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South Africa is facing challenges when it comes to its renewable energy strategic implementation and its reduction of energy poverty. One of the strategic interventions to deal with these challenges is the rollouts of solar water heaters (SWHs) in low-income areas. SWH technology has the potential of providing many environmental, social and economic benefits by providing the poor with renewable systems that provide access to hot water. When the local community who receives the SWH systems participates in the governance and development of such projects the benefits increase and the implementation runs more successful.
Even though SWHs provide people with many benefits, the existing SWH rollouts have experienced many barriers. However, still, a lot can be learned from projects rolling out SWHs on a local level as these projects hold essential information on which future decisions regarding the implementation of SWHs can be made. In Cape Town, the rollout of SWHs in Kuyasa is one of the most successful attempts. This success is directly related to extensive community engagement in the project. By studying the influence of participatory governance on the barriers and opportunities in SWH project in Cape Town, recommendations for the improvement of future SWH project are provided.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen