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A Unified Socio-Technical Design Framework for Equitable Energy Transition in Resource-Dependent Regions 2026
Nenubari Marvin Komi, Azeez Adamolekun
12 June 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 189-221
DOI: 10.65150/EP-gjetr/V2E6/2026-04
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This paper develops a conceptual framework for unified socio-technical design for energy transition that treats engineering innovation and socio-technical analysis as a single integrated design problem rather than as separate concerns addressed in sequence. The framework is motivated by a persistent pattern in which technically sound interventions falter in the field because the social and institutional conditions that govern their durability are neither measured nor designed for.
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- 12 June 2026
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- Vol. 2, Issue 6, pp. 189-221
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Abstract
This paper develops a conceptual framework for unified socio-technical design for energy transition that treats engineering innovation and socio-technical analysis as a single integrated design problem rather than as separate concerns addressed in sequence. The framework is motivated by a persistent pattern in which technically sound interventions falter in the field because the social and institutional conditions that govern their durability are neither measured nor designed for. In response, this paper articulates a model in which social variables, centrally a general method making the social dimension as tractable and optimizable as the engineering dimension, are rendered explicit and brought into the design problem on the same footing as technical parameters. The contribution is conceptual: this paper sets out the foundations of the framework, specifies its components and the relationships among them, illustrates its reasoning, and derives design and policy implications, with the aim of supporting energy systems that are simultaneously technically efficient, economically accessible, socially responsive, and adaptable to developing and resource-dependent regions
Keywords: renewable energy, socio-technical systems, conceptual framework, just transition, energy equity, sustainable development, inclusive infrastructure
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Nenubari Marvin Komi, & Azeez Adamolekun (2026). A Unified Socio-Technical Design Framework for Equitable Energy Transition in Resource-Dependent Regions 2026. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2(6), 189-221. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-gjetr/V2E6/2026-04
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}Questions about this article
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Nenubari Marvin Komi, Azeez Adamolekun.
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In Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, Volume 2, Issue 6, pages 189-221, published by EP Journals Group on 12 June 2026.
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10.65150/EP-gjetr/V2E6/2026-04 (https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-gjetr/V2E6/2026-04).
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APA: Nenubari Marvin Komi, & Azeez Adamolekun (2026). A Unified Socio-Technical Design Framework for Equitable Energy Transition in Resource-Dependent Regions 2026. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2(6), 189-221. https://doi.org/10.65150/EP-gjetr/V2E6/2026-04
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