Lessons Learned – Developing Off-Grid Energy Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

In this article we, as energy developers, present some important lessons learned in our experience of developing energy access systems for off-grid rural communities in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe that this could be helpful to other developers in the energy access space across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We also believe that this could have some value in post COVID-19 energy access research and efforts around achieving SDG-7. We have also avoided "academic" style writing because our goal is to ensure that this is accessible to all stakeholders in the energy access space.