Guidelines for Demand Data Collection for Rural Access to Electricity Projects

Accurate data collection is a key element for scientifically solid and efficient off-grid energy system planning. In particular, this contribution focuses on the process of demand side data collection for supporting access to electricity projects. With the support of a field survey campaign conducted in early 2023, this paper outlines the main steps to be followed from preparation of the data collection, performing the data collection, and preliminary data pre-processing for future analysis.