Community Energy Systems and Sustainable Energy Transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique (CESET)

A collaborative multi-institutional research partnership funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund, CESET explores the potential of community energy systems to accelerate inclusive, just, and clean energy transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique.

Map showing extreme precarity of energy access in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique

News

MPs: UK must protect aid for community-led energy access

10th December, 2025

In December last year Professor Vanesa Castán Broto submitted evidence to a call from the International Development Committee in Parliament based on our research and findings from out ESRC GCRF funded project Community Energy Systems and Sustainable Energy Transitions in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique (CESET).

New publication on the energy transition in Mozambique

8th December, 2025

CESET Co-investigators - Marcus Power, Lorraine Howe, Joshua Kirshner and Carlos Shenga - have published a new article in the Journal of Applied Geography entitled "Uneven development and the geographies of energy transition in Mozambique".

CESET work package 4 – the living energy lab complete!

5th December, 2025

Work package 4 of the CESET project involved creating a Community Energy Laboratory – a non-commercial microgrid within the city of Maputo – serving as a practical demonstration site to deliver theoretical and empirical evidence into what works for community energy systems.

The Community Energy Laboratory involved the installation of a solar kiosk and streetlight in Chamanculo, Aeroporto A neighbourhood, delivered by Africa Energy Services: Solar Panel and Engineering.