Renewable energy projects (REPs) are critical to providing a clean and sustainable environmental perspective alongside the economic prosperity of any country. Unfortunately, recent trends in renewable energy projects (REPs) are not positive enough regarding their successful completion within the budgeted cost, planned time, proposed quality, and other necessary constraints. Although the pertinent literature has discussed the critical success factors (CSFs) for such projects, their influencing mechanism with respect to the role of key stakeholders is still overlooked. This study recognizes several critical success factors (CSFs) and their influencing mechanisms onto renewable energy projects (REPs) in order to evaluate direct influences onto project success as well as indirect influences through stakeholders’ satisfaction (SS) as mediation on the project success of small and medium-sized renewable energy projects (REPs) in Pakistan’s energy sector. A sample of about 272 respondents working with renewable energy projects (REPs), including key stakeholders, has been collected to perform data analysis and draw inferences. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used for data analysis and inference drawing. The results show that though there is a positive and direct association between critical success factors (CSFs) and project success, a partial mediating role of stakeholders’ satisfaction (SS) between CSFs and project success was still determined. Hence, it was found that CSFs significantly contribute to renewable energy projects (REPs) through mediating influences of stakeholders’ satisfaction (SS). The findings confirmed that stakeholders’ satisfaction (SS) is a key determinant for critical success factors (CSFs) in renewable energy projects (REPs). Moreover, stakeholders’ satisfaction (SS) emerged to be a crucial element for the completion of such projects. The empirical findings of this study might have a useful effect on academicians and the practitioners engaged with renewable energy projects (REPs).

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利益相关者的满意度是可再生能源项目中关键成功因素的关键决定因素

可再生能源项目（REPs）对于提供清洁和可持续的环境观点以及任何国家的经济繁荣至关重要。不幸的是，可再生能源项目（REPs）的最新趋势在预算成本，计划时间，拟议质量和其他必要限制内无法成功完成。尽管相关文献已经讨论了此类项目的关键成功因素（CSF），但对于关键利益相关者的作用，其影响机制仍被忽略。这项研究认识到几个关键的成功因素（CSF）及其对可再生能源项目（REPs）的影响机制，以便评估对项目成功的直接影响以及通过利益相关者的满意度（SS）间接影响对小规模项目成功的影响巴基斯坦能源部门的中型可再生能源项目（REPs）。收集了包括主要利益相关者在内的大约272位从事可再生能源项目（REPs）工作的受访者的样本，以进行数据分析和推断。使用结构方程建模（SEM）方法进行数据分析和推断图。结果表明，尽管关键成功因素（CSF）与项目成功之间存在正向和直接的联系，CSF与项目成功之间的利益相关者满意度（SS）的部分中介作用仍被确定。因此，人们发现，CSF通过调解利益相关者的满意度（SS）的影响为可再生能源项目（REPs）做出了重要贡献。研究结果证实，利益相关者的满意度（SS）是可再生能源项目（REP）中关键成功因素（CSF）的关键决定因素。此外，利益相关者的满意度（SS）已成为完成此类项目的关键要素。这项研究的经验发现可能对从事可再生能源项目（REPs）的院士和从业人员产生有益的影响。研究发现，CSF通过调解利益相关者的满意度（SS）的影响为可再生能源项目（REPs）做出了重要贡献。研究结果证实，利益相关者的满意度（SS）是可再生能源项目（REP）中关键成功因素（CSF）的关键决定因素。此外，利益相关者的满意度（SS）已成为完成此类项目的关键要素。这项研究的经验发现可能对从事可再生能源项目（REPs）的院士和从业人员产生有益的影响。研究发现，CSF通过调解利益相关者满意度（SS）的影响为可再生能源项目（REPs）做出了重要贡献。调查结果证实，利益相关者的满意度（SS）是可再生能源项目（REP）中关键成功因素（CSF）的关键决定因素。此外，利益相关者的满意度（SS）已成为完成此类项目的关键要素。这项研究的经验发现可能对从事可再生能源项目（REPs）的院士和从业人员产生有益的影响。