TIME to Change: Rethinking Humanitarian Energy Access

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 - universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services by 2030 – represents a considerable challenge. Currently, 40% of the global population do not have sustainable sources, instead rely on burning biomass satisfy their needs. Despite long history technology for poverty-alleviation initiatives across globe, many interventions fail at persuading end-users continue using these technologies beyond an initial adoption phase. Whilst champion solutions, most evaluation approaches consider term sustained use. As result, end-user-orientated such as Improved Cookstoves (ICS), fall out use once project partners depart. These failures are often due emphasis ever-more-complex rather than social methodologies understanding end-user priorities complex contextual barriers In this paper, we present novel interdisciplinary formative evaluative implementation or delivery model, qualitative Technology Implementation Model Energy (TIME), practitioners policymakers. TIME focuses refining three core areas implementation; rethink how impact is defined, understand differences between practitioner perception reality, co-produced approach with all key stakeholders in system. first model blend Social Enterprise, Appropriate Technology, Water, Hygiene Sanitation behavioural change models well International planning tools whilst advocating centred around co-production, ownership, resources equality.