Cross-Scale Linkages of Centralized Electricity Generation: Geothermal Development and Investor–Community Relations in Kenya

Autor: Britta Klagge, Clemens Greiner, David Greven, Chigozie Nweke-Eze
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Politics and Governance, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 211-222 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2183-2463
DOI: 10.17645/pag.v8i3.2981
Popis: Based on a study of Kenya’s geothermal-energy development in Baringo-Silali, we explore how and with whom government actors and local communities in rural and peripheral areas interact when planning and implementing large-scale power plants. Starting from a comparison of decentralized and centralized energy systems, we demonstrate that the development of this large-scale infrastructure project and the associated investor-community relations are governed by various cross-scale linkages. To this end, we adapt the concept of cross-scale linkages from the literature on natural-resource governance to explore actors, rules, and practices at local, regional, national, and international levels.
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