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February 2, 2026SEDME (Small Enterprises Development Management & Extension Journal) A worldwide window on MSME Studies

Bridging Awareness and Adoption: A Study on Solar Energy Adoption Intentions Among Small and Medium Enterprises in Kerala

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PRP. C. Abdul RasheedPSP. SuhailURU. Mohammed Roshif

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Overview

Quantitative analysis shows that solar energy awareness drives adoption intentions among SMEs, implying a need for targeted interventions.

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze how awareness of solar energy affects the intention to adopt it among SME owners in Kerala.
  • Quantitative, cross-sectional research design
  • Data collected from 671 SME owners via structured questionnaire
  • Statistical analysis conducted using IBM SPSS, including t-tests and regression analysis
  • Significant differences in adoption intention based on education, religion, business type, location, and firm age
  • Awareness of solar energy is a strong predictor of adoption intention, explaining 30.5% of the variance
  • No significant differences found for gender, business generation, and enterprise size

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Rasheed et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fdc7c1c9540dea80f832https://doi.org/10.1177/09708464261415970
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