| dc.description.abstract | M-Kopa Solar is the market leader in 'pay-as-you-go' energy services for off-grid customers; the service has proved to be a key component of poverty reduction in East Africa. Despite its market, the product is undergoing challenges with many users experiencing complication with operation security, flexibility and reliability issues, such have an impact on efficient management in the normal. The study was based on descriptive survey research design. Data was achieved from; Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Data was analyzed by: Narratives, discussion and comparison. Finding show that; Infrastructure supports MKopa, implementation of MKopa Solar has not been a success; though in isolated cases - poverty reduction specifically in some parts of rural areas have shown fruits; the success of MKopa Solar stems from making solar products affordable to low-income households on a pay-per-use installment plan. Its innovation has been able to utilize several solar appliances, fertilizer, cooking stoves, Phone battery charging and Lighting. It has penetrated digital payments, attracted low costs of solar & LED lighting in the region. There is need for more service to ensure that the information generated by MKopa Solar is consistent without delays, undue changes that demand further manual help Service should tailor information concerning MKopa in such a way that it cannot be tampered with by others. There should be sufficient MKopa Solar controls to curb tampering and a wide research area. | en_US |
