Market Analysis: Real-time Monitoring, Control and Payment Technologies for Mini-grids in Kenya and Rwanda

This report introduces the current market size for mini-grid monitoring, control and payment technologies in Kenya and Rwanda, considers market segmentation with respect to ownership/operating models, and discusses the likely expansion of the markets as East Africa moves towards a position of universal electricity access. It goes on to explore “customer” perceptions of smart-grid technologies, for both mini-grid operators and electricity end users, and the emerging trend of integrating mini-grid revenue collection systems with mobile money.