Mathare is a complex system including villages, diverse communities, a network of formal and informal supply of energy, many independent businesses, social hubs, and local leadership structures. All systems follow objectives, like keeping our body healthy, developing a vibrant city, or developing our communities, and are composed subsystems that may follow their own individual objectives (e.g. the stomach wants to eat, governments wants to get re-elected, a business owner needs customers).

Over the past decade, Kenya has seen a proliferation of international collaborations related to energy modelling. These partnerships are typically framed as technical assistance packages (modelling, training, and workshops) but

Amidst the prevalence of energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, mini grids have emerged in recent years as a promising solution, not only to bridge lingering electricity access gaps, but also

This perspective presents guidelines, developed through a collaborative process informed by a scoping literature review and expert consultation with modelers and social scientists, for integrating GESI into large-scale energy and

In sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya is considered one of the frontier countries in developing long-term energy plans, locally known as Least Cost Power Development Plans (LCPDP). This paper scopes out how