Energy　crises　and　shattered　economies　are　common　issues　in　developing　countries.　The　World　is　looking　for　green　energy　sources　that　help　achieve　a　green　economy　and　also　help　to　fight　against　global　warming,　a　common　issue　faced　by　the　globe.　Domestic　renewable　energy　plants　are　a　potential　green　energy　source　that　can　help　combat　energy　crises,　dwindling　economies,　and　global　warming.　We　have　pointed　out　that　the　adoption　of　renewable　energy　plants　at　a　domestic　level　is　low.　Hence,　we　have　collected　a　cross-sectional　dataset　from　one　of　the　developing　countries.　756　useable　responses　were　used　to　test　the　proposed　hypotheses　and　rank　them　according　to　their　normalized　importance　by　using　the　SEM-ANN　hybrid　approach.　Results　revealed　that　awareness　of　renewable　energy　plants,　facilitating　conditions,　environmental　knowledge,　social　influence,　and　perceived　expectancy　of　renewable　energy　plants　have　significant　positive.　In　contrast,　cost　value　significantly　negatively　influences　the　behavioural　intentions　of　developing　countries＇　consumers.　Results　also　revealed　a　significant　moderation　effect　of　gender　in　the　adoption　of　renewable　energy　plants　at　a　domestic　level.　Awareness　about　renewable　energy　plants　is　crucial　in　adopting　renewable　energy　plants　domestically.　Study　findings　have　significant　theoretical　contributions　and　policy　suggestions　for　governments　and　other　stakeholders　that　will　help　them　combat　the　energy　crisis　and　achieve　a　sustainable　green　economy.(c)　2023　The　Author(s).　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.　This　is　an　open　access　article　under　the　CC　BY-NC-ND　license　(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).