Report : Sustainable energy for whom? Governing pro-poor, low carbon pathways to development: Lessons from solar PV in Kenya This paper analyses the evolution of the Kenyan photovoltaics (PV) market using a combination of insights from innovation studies, socio-technical transitions theory and the STEPS pathways approach.

Policy Brief : Low carbon energy and development in low-income countries: Policy lessons from a study of the off-grid photovoltaics sector in Kenya This briefing summarises key policy lessons from historical research explaining the success of the market for off-grid photovoltaics (PV) in Kenya.

Policy Brief : The political economy of low carbon energy in Kenya This paper aims to understand the role of politics, actors and institutions in enabling or frustrating the pursuit of climate compatible energy development in Kenya.

Policy Brief : Energy Pathways in Low-Carbon Development: Briefing from STEPS Working Paper 46 This briefing paper summarises how uneven access to modern energy services is not projected to signifiantly improve, making it an urgent policy issue, and how a broader consept of technology must be considered to provide energy pathways for the poor.

Report : Energy Pathways in Low Carbon Development: from Technology Transfer to Socio-technical Transformation This paper, Energy Pathways in Low Carbon Development: from Technology Transfer to Socio-technical Transformation, questions how much the dominant ‘hardware and finance’ framing will help communities explore and develop low-carbon pathways that meet their needs.

Market forces not the main driver of solar technology uptake in Kenya Julia Day, of the STEPS Centre, gets to the heart of Kenya’s growing off-grid lighting market and what policy-makers can learn from its successes.