INFLUENCE OF PROMOTERS INCENTIVES ON SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE BY REGISTERED WOMEN GROUPS IN MUMIAS WEST CONSTITUENCY, KENYA
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Focus of the study was to evaluate influence of promoters’ incentives on solar energy technology uptake by registered women groups in Mumias West Constituency, Kakamega County, Kenya. The study used a descriptive survey research design on a population target of registered women groups’ representatives. Data collection was done through structured questionnaires. Analysis of data was done by use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 23) in order to solve concerned information of descriptive and inferential content of the study based on descriptive statistics of (frequencies, percentages and means), correlation analysis, and regression analysis. The results revealed that the four promoters’ incentives influenced solar energy technology uptake by women groups in Mumias West Constituency, Kakamega County. The study concluded that capacity building, information provision, technology product variety and financial incentives have significant influence on solar energy technology by women groups in Mumias West Constituency, Kenya. This study recommended that there was need to set up solar energy centers around the country to offer information, capacity building and various products. The government should also set up a revolving fund that allows end users to pay for the technology in installments and hence increase the uptake of sustainable energy.
Key Word: Capacity Building, Information Provision, Technology Product, Financial Incentives, Solar Energy
CITATION: Otipa, G. J., & Juma, D. (2020). Influence of promoters incentives on solar energy technology uptake by registered women groups in Mumias West Constituency, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 765 – 780.
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