A multicriteria methodology for prioritisation of social projects and community participation: Nariño study case

ABSTRACT

Analysing jointly communities and projects requires address energy projects from a socio-technical view. Including communities in the development of projects requires a better understanding of their social, economic, environmental, and cultural affairs. Consequently, this work focuses on a methodological formulation to prioritise energy projects considering community participation. The community evaluation considered the Human Development Index and Sustainable Development Goals and adjusted them according to the information available, and the project evaluation uses the Net Present Value. The Analytic Hierarchy Process evaluates communities and projects jointly and establishes prioritisation objectives. Moreover, the co-construction methodology is the basis to formulate guidelines for community work. This research found a close relationship between the projects for improving life quality and education in Nariño.

KEYWORDS:

• Rural electrification
• analytic hierarchy process
• energy projects
• human development index
• sustainable development goal index

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the Energy Center staff of the University of Chile because its researchers opened rewarding academic discussions, let us carry out the field research in the Huatacondo village, and offered a comfortable environment during the visiting scholar’s stay.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Conflict of interest

The authors request that the Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales professors are not reviewers to avoid a conflict of interest because they are part of the same institution.

Notes

1 IPSE by its Spanish name

2 PERS by their Spanish name

3 DANE by their Spanish name

4 UPME by their Spanish name

5 1 COP$ is equal to 0,00027 US$

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Funding

The authors would like to thank the Fundación Ceiba for their support in funding the doctoral studies of Laura Sofia Hoyos-Gómez. They also want to thank the Programa de Movilidad Estudiantil y Académica de la Alianza del Pacifico promoted by the Agencia Chilena de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AGCID) who funded the visit of Laura Sofia Hoyos-Gómez to the University of Chile. And the Energy Center of the University of Chile that funded the field research in the Huatacondo village. Energy Center, University of Chile