In response to pressures imposed on the energy sector, several countries in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region have committed to increasing the percentage of renewable energy to reach 15–50% of the energy supply by 2030. New governance models are required to conceptualise and guide the energy transition into a more sustainable direction. Therefore, this paper employed the transition management governance framework to answer the questions of who is governing the renewable energy transition in Palestine, and in what ways it is achieved. The analysis is based on three levels: strategic (problem structuring and envisioning), tactical (coalition building, developing transition agenda), and operational (mobilising actors and implementing experiments). Accordingly, key energy-related institutions are examined in terms of their visions, capacities and scope of influence using semi-structured interviews, roundtable discussions, and a survey. The conducted policy analysis suggests that the Palestinian energy sector started experiencing profound changes that affected all actors who had to adapt or transform to remain active, in addition to the rise of various multi-level actors. The analysis also shows that actors are more connected compared to the conventional energy system. Findings suggest that the spread of renewable technologies was not the outcome of only top–down schemes; instead, it is achieved throughout the collaboration of multi-level institutions and increasing reliance on horizontal-based governance networks. The paper uses examples to imply that it is possible to overcome the agglomeration of restrictions imposed on the Palestinian energy sector due to conflict if established regimes support governance networks and local-level initiatives.

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在冲突情况下管理可再生能源过渡：在巴勒斯坦调查机构情况

为了应对能源部门的压力，中东-北非（MENA）地区的一些国家已承诺增加可再生能源的比例，到2030年达到能源供应的15-50％。需要新的治理模式概念化并引导能源向更可持续的方向发展。因此，本文采用了过渡管理治理框架来回答谁在巴勒斯坦管理可再生能源过渡以及以何种方式实现这一问题。该分析基于三个层次：战略（问题的结构和设想），战术（联盟的建立，制定过渡议程）和运营（动员参与者和实施实验）。因此，对关键的能源相关机构进行了展望，使用半结构化访谈，圆桌讨论和调查的能力和影响范围。进行的政策分析表明，巴勒斯坦能源部门开始经历深刻的变化，这种变化影响了除各种多层次行为者的崛起之外还必须适应或转变以保持活跃的所有行为者。分析还表明，与常规能源系统相比，参与者之间的联系更加紧密。研究结果表明，可再生技术的普及并非仅仅是自上而下的计划的结果。相反，它是通过多级机构的协作以及对水平治理网络的依赖而实现的。