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See below for a list of notable e4D publications

Bahaj, A. S., Alam, M., Blunden, L., James, P. A. B. and  Kiva, I. (2020) Pathways to Universal Electricity Access for Rural Communities in Africa, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 588, p. 22047, IOP Publishing. view paper

Bahaj, A. S. and James, P. A. B. (2019) Electrical mini-grids for development: Lessons from the field, in Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 107, no. 9, pp. 1967-1980. DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2019.2924594. view paper

Bahaj, A.S., Blunden, L., Kanani, C. James, P., Kiva, I., Matthews, Z., Price, H., Essendi, H., Falkingham, J. and George, G. (2019) The Impact of an Electrical Mini-grid on the Development of a Rural Community in Kenya. Energies, 2019 12(5), view paper

Vernet, A., Khayesi, J. N. O., George, V., George, G., & Bahaj, A. S. (2019), How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya. Energy Policy, vol.126, Pages 88–98. view paper

Essendi, H, Amoako Johnson, F, Madise, N, Mathews, Z, Falkingham, J, James, P A, Blunden, L and Bahaj, A S. (2015) Infrastructural challenges to better health in maternity facilities in rural Kenya: community and healthworker perceptions. Reproductive Health. view paper

George, G., Kotha, R., Parikh, P., Alnuaimi and Bahaj, A. S. (2015) Social structure, Reasonable Gain, and Entrepreneurship in Africa, Strategic Management Journal. view paper

Essendi, H, Madise, N and Mathews, Z. (2014) Perceptions of Development by Residents of a Rural Community in Kenya: a Capability Issue. African Studies & Development. view paper

Bahaj A.S., Blunden L.S., James P.A.B, Kanani C., Essendi H., Matthews Z., Falkingham J.C. and George G. (2014) Energy for development: Replication of rural decentralised off-grid electricity generation through technology and business innovation. In Proceedings of the Grand renewable energy international conference and exhibition, Tokyo 28 July – 1 August 2014. view summary

George, G., Kotha, R., Parikh, P., Alnuaimi, T. and Bahaj, A. S. (2011) Optimism, Vulnerability, and Entrepreneurial Intent: Occupation Change Intentions in Rural East Africa. SSRN. view paper

Bahaj A.S. (2009) Delivering developing country growth: A new mechanistic approach driven by the photovoltaic industry. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 13, Issue 8, October 2009, pp 2142-2148. View paper