Database of Renewable Mini-Grid Projects for Rural Electrification

The existing evidence on the use of renewable mini-grids in rural electrification is rather limited and compartmentalized across different pilot projects. The dataset included here consists of detailed information on 104 rural renewable electrification projects across the globe for decision-makers who want to design evidence-based projects. The data on each mini-grid is triangulated and verified from at least two different sources. The dataset can be used to analyze the factors that influence project costs and success, among a rich list of information including the date of installation, the project ownership structure, the types and sizes of installed technologies and storage, the country of installation, the project capacity, and the presence of demand management systems. The complete list of primary sources is included in the dataset, along with the commands and output from a descriptive study and two regression analyses conducted in the Stata software as example use cases.