Energy on the Move

‘Energy on the Move’ is designed to bring social science perspectives to a growing field of research about energy use practices among groups of people in the global south who are not full beneficiaries of modern electricity grid systems. People are migrating in great numbers into peri-urban and informal settlements for reasons of conflict, environmental crises, and rural poverty. The project aims to better understand and develop routes to successful energy transitions for the poorest and most disadvantaged by understanding lived experiences of marginal people. Looking at what energy options they find, and how the cases of four countries’ capital cities (Kathmandu, Nepal; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Abuja, Nigeria; and Juba, South Sudan) can be compared. We are also sharing perspectives across the disciplines of anthropology, history and geography.