ABSTRACT Accelerating the clean energy transition in emerging economies to support sustainable development and global climate targets has been in focus for quite some time. Accounting for individual energy prosumers, in addition to large‐scale renewable energy initiatives, is quite challenging due to the need for regional‐level understanding. The regional diversities and sector‐wise variations in energy consumption require a comprehensive evaluation of regions, focusing on different sectors, to effectively document micro‐level aspects that enable the transition. Regional maturity expresses the achieved level of energy transition beyond just the installed renewable energy capacity, encompassing the preparedness in governance, market conditions and consumer perception. This paper puts forth a comprehensive approach, with a primary focus on identifying these micro‐level indicators of regional maturity in household energy transition. An extensive review of available assessment tools and the published literature yielded a preliminary list of indicators collectively under local governance, local market and consumer perception, which were further refined through content analysis. The combination of fuzzy integrated technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution method and the Pareto principle has enabled the identification of critical indicators, emphasizing their significance in understanding the household energy transition in a region. This critical indicators of regional maturity help the implementation authorities in indicator focused efforts to resolve the barriers and boost the enablers for a shift from conventional household energy consumers to individual prosumers. This regional‐level perspective can foster diversity within countries and enable local self‐governments to take initiatives to remove obstacles and compete with one another to improve. As the residential sector has the most significant potential for individual prosumers globally, self‐assessment that accurately documents these critical factors undoubtedly enhances the effectiveness of ongoing initiatives.
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