Cross-Sectional Survey Data To Assess the Socio-Economic Impact of Solar Mini-Grid Electrification in Rural Off-Grid Ethiopia, 2022-2023

This dataset is part of a larger research project that the Chalmers University of Technology conducts in east Africa with respect to solar PV powered mini-grids, rural electrification, and its impact on sustainable development goals. The aim of the data collection was thus to gather relevant social, economic, electrification, geographic, demographic and energy use data in order to investigate the impact of solar mini-grids on the economic development, income generation and biomass fuel consumption of rural off-grid households in two remote towns in Ethiopia. Since, the data analysis approach to be used was initially determined to be Propensity Score Method (PSM), the data collection was made in two separate groups: Intervention (mini-grid electrified) groups, and control (non-electrified) groups.