Indeed, the introduction of new technologies and the promotion of income-generating opportunities can create or exacerbate social fragmentation. Truly bottom-up and participatory approaches are therefore crucial. Pilot projects already implemented illustrate how investments in electrification can and should be utilized to promote the emergence of local sustainable markets and microenterprises. For instance, energy and utility services (lighting, water for drinking and irrigation, and energy for cooking) and microenterprises are created simultaneously with the power plant.