I chose option A because I think that mini-grids in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa are adequately utilized because people do utilize those areas for food and resources as needed.

I would think that they are utilized well overall, but I think other sources of power for regions like that would be good too.

I do not know anything about the mini-grids in Africa, but they do provide energy to rural areas that would otherwise not have power, and I'm just assuming that they are being used adequately from a brief google search.

I read an article a while back about this and it said they are adequately utilized.

I'm not familiar with the grid but they do get power there so I'm sure they are trying their best

I would say they are but I don't know. I think they would be utilized well. I would say yes and I believe people there are working hard to improve their infrastructure every day.

Yes, it is difficult to transport power away from the grid across the desert long distances, so it is best to keep the power local. They are smart to create power sources so they can be maintained locally.

Yes, from my understanding they provide electricity and services to areas that would otherwise not have them. It could probably be better, but sub saharan africa is very poor so any progress is welcome.

Are mini-grids in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa adequately utilized?- I feel like they are, as they provide effective cost savings to families in Africa that need electricity!

They have the appropriate amount that they need.

I feel that they are from what I've read. While the system isn't perfect, it does provide electricity to areas that need power and cannot connect to the larger grids.

I think they are likely adequately utilized, but could certainly use some improvements.

I picked A my top choice as I feel like the idea of grids for Africa.

Probably not, as most would prefer to be in cities

its good in quality

I honestly feel like we don’t do enough for Africa and can always do more especially regarding mini grids in rural areas

Electrical grids in Sub-Saharan Africa are not efficiently used. They need to be expanded exponentially to cover the entirety of the region.

I honestly would have zero idea without any sort of research. I would guess that it can be better utilized.

I am not familiar with this subject.i took a guess

I'm not too sure, but I think the rural areas are less developed, depending on where you are. And I would think in Sub-Saharan Africa they probably would have a lot of undeveloped area.

None of the special infrastructure that can be used throughout the world is used correctly in Africa. Africa is lacking some of the basics when it comes to infrastructure and the technological advances that others have.

I don't think Sub-Saharan Africa is really utilized at all.

I am not entirely knowledgable on this situation, but from what I have previously read, I believe that it is likely that mini-grids in the Sub-Sahara are not adequately utilized.

I wish there as actually an Option for unsure, because I honestly don't know. I went with no feeling like it's closer to unsure than yes is.

I don't think there is a lot of well utilized grids in Africa

Absolutely not, the wild investments China has made into any and all infrastructure in Africa is extremely dangerous and subjects them to a cycle of years-long debt contracts from which they can never be dug out of.

No, too much hunger for this to be developed.

I would have to say the answer would be no so I chose option B.

While undergrid minigrids are an ideal solution for many underserved communities, they haven’t been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. A lack of policy and regulatory clarity is partly to blame for steering minigrid developers away from the undergrid market.

I don't picture them having a whole lot of electricity by any means

B, I guess. What kind of contextless question is this? How would I know?

No I don't think so because I don't even know what these are.

I honestly have no idea to this. I would hope that they are, but have a feeling they are not!

From what I know about this, it sounds great, but not everyone has access to it.

i chose option b because the grids are not used to capacity

I don't suppose that the mini-grids in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa are being adequately utilized. Hopefully this changes to the affirmative in the future.

I feel like they could be used more efficiently

I am not sure if they are being used enough, but I think that we can always use more solar projects in the world so I think we can always have more of them.

From what I am aware, they are not adequately utilized whether outdated or lacking.

They may be suitable for farming

Option "B": Getting investors in rural area leave vast amounts of folks due to the lack of profitablity.

I chose no because I've heard that a lot of things in Africa could be improved greatly. When speaking of mini grids I assume this means electrical power. I think it's a hard enough problem even in more developed areas. I hear about problems keeping power up in the news every once in awhile so I think it's a safe bet to say the system may not be adequately utilized in this context.

No, I don't believe they are currently

Honestly I wouldn't know. Probably.

I do not know what these are so I assume they are not properly utilized or I would hear about them.

I would have to say no since it has not become well known in the media about mini grids. I would have read about the mini grids in the news such as international news like BBC and Reuters if the mini grid concept was successful.

Honestly, I am not sure if they are utilized correctly

There aren't nearly enough mini grids where they're needed. While authorities believe that there is a future in these, it hasn't been realized yet.

Most likely not

No, I think Sub-Saharan Africa does not utilize most resources such as mini-grids efficiently at all. There need to be more mini-grids and the ones that exist need to be used better in the communities they serve.