ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to express our gra�tude for the financial support provided by the UK Research and Innova�on - Global Challenges Research Fund. This support enabled us to conduct extensive fieldwork in Tanzania and organise the stakeholder events.

Our success is mainly owed to the coopera�on of mini-grid developers and operators, who not only provided us with prac�cal knowledge of implemen�ng mini-grids in Tanzania but also granted us access to their respec�ve mini-grid sites. We sincerely appreciate the heads and staff of government agencies, development organiza�ons, and business groups who shared their valuable insights on the governance and poli�cs of mini-grid development in Tanzania.

We also want to extend a special acknowledgement to the Tanzanians who welcomed us into their communi�es and homes, providing essen�al informa�on for our research. The ac�vi�es presented in this report were funded by two research grants (ES/T006684/1 and ES/T006684/2) from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), which is part of the UK's official development assistance (ODA) and is administered by UK Research and Innova�on (UKRI) and the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

The work would not be possible without the efforts and support of the team at TaTEDO-SESO. The contribu�on of all team members is greatly appreciated. Finally, we acknowledge the valuable feedback members of the global SIGMA project team – in Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania, and the UK – provided during our bimonthly mee�ngs.