Renewables in developing countries (ECON957_SOLEM )

• Semester 9
• Duration :  Within one semester  
• Type: Mandatory

• Student workload:  Lecture (CM): 9 hours 

• Applicability: SOLEM course only 

  Teaching and learning method : seminar,case studies, presentation. 

• Module examination:  1 written exam (50%) and 1 individual oral presentation  (50%)

Responsible person for the module: Dorothée Charlier. Senior lecturer and researcher, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, IAE, Laboratory IREGE

Major intended learning outcomes

This course explores the deployment and impact of renewable energy technologies in developing countries. It focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities these countries face in transitioning to renewable energy systems, including technological, financial, social, and policy aspects. 

By the end of this course, students will be able to: 

• Understand the specific energy needs and challenges faced by developing countries. 
• Analyze various renewable energy technologies and their suitability for different regions and contexts. 
• Evaluate the socio-economic impacts of renewable energy projects in developing communities. 
• Develop strategic plans for implementing renewable energy projects that are sustainable and socially inclusive. 
• Critically assess policies and regulations that support or hinder renewable energy adoption in developing countries. 

Correspondence between major intended learning outcomes and assessment:

Grades will be based on a combination of group projects, participation in discussions, and oral exam. 

Admission to 2nd year of Master Program  

Content of the module:

Introduction 

• Challenges & potential benefits 
• The relationship between energy and poverty in developing countries 
• One theoretical framework: Sen capabilities (presentation) 
  Success stories (presentation) 

Seminar: Presentation of a case study – external intervention 

• Institutional website (IEA, IRENA, World Bank, PNUD, etc.  
• Sen A. 1994, Well-Being, Capability and Public Policy, https://www.jstor.org/stable/23247762 
• Nussbaum M., 2002, Capabiliities and Social Justice, International Relations and the New Inequality (Summer, 2002), pp. 123-135.  

• Day et al., 2016, Conceptualising energy use and energy poverty using a capabilities framework, Energy Policy, vol.93, pp255-264