Mergulhao, Vasco;
Capra, Licia;
Voglitsis, Kostas;
Parikh, Priti;
(2022)
Rwandan Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home System User Payment Behavioural Types.
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2022 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica.
IEEE: Kigali, Rwanda.
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Abstract
The pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) model is now the principal way through which solar home systems (SHSs) are distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. By alleviating the upfront cost and providing flexible payment schemes, the PAYGo model helps tackle what is still the main barrier for SHS adoption-i.e., affordability. However, the scheme’s design and evaluation are still largely guided by assumptions on user behaviour. This work provides a first evidence-based look into SHS PAYGo user payment patterns and behaviours, by using payment records of over 32,000 Rwandan SHS users. Three clustering algorithms are implemented to conduct a customer segmentation, employing an ensemble validation method which facilitates qualitative oversight. The analysis reveals five user payment behavioural profiles which serve to aid improvement in the current PAYGo model design.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Rwandan Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home System User Payment Behavioural Types |
| Event: | 2022 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica |
| Dates: | 22 Aug 2022 - 26 Aug 2022 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1109/powerafrica53997.2022.9905300 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Analytical models , Costs , Clustering algorithms , Africa, solar home system , pay-as-you-go , user behaviour , customer segmentation , clustering |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157597 |
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