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Article: Insights from an energy poor Rwandan village
Title | Insights from an energy poor Rwandan village |
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Keywords | Energy poverty Rural electrification Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa Rural development |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Citation | Energy for Sustainable Development, 2016, v. 32, p. 121-129 How to Cite? |
Abstract | © 2016 International Energy Initiative. We used primary data collected from 163 households in an off-grid Rwandan village to provide insights into energy poverty at the household-level. Informed by the rural livelihoods literature, we constructed a novel asset- and income-based index to disaggregate our results by socio-economic status. We also employed microeconometric techniques to investigate the determinants of household willingness-to-pay for electricity. We found statistically significant differences between households of different socio-economic status for expenditure on lighting and other electricity services, willingness-to-pay for electricity, income-generating activities and food security. Overall, our findings suggest that initiatives aiming to end energy poverty and catalyze rural development should: (1) recognize the different potential impacts of policies on households of different socio-economic status; (2) be sensitive to energy stacking behavior; (3) take a holistic approach to rural development; (4) and ensure that households are able to access modern energy through flexible payment schemes and equitable and sustained improvements in income. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246777 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.208 |
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dc.contributor.author | van Gevelt, T. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Canales Holzeis, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, B. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Safdar, M. T. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-26T04:27:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-26T04:27:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Energy for Sustainable Development, 2016, v. 32, p. 121-129 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0973-0826 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246777 | - |
dc.description.abstract | © 2016 International Energy Initiative. We used primary data collected from 163 households in an off-grid Rwandan village to provide insights into energy poverty at the household-level. Informed by the rural livelihoods literature, we constructed a novel asset- and income-based index to disaggregate our results by socio-economic status. We also employed microeconometric techniques to investigate the determinants of household willingness-to-pay for electricity. We found statistically significant differences between households of different socio-economic status for expenditure on lighting and other electricity services, willingness-to-pay for electricity, income-generating activities and food security. Overall, our findings suggest that initiatives aiming to end energy poverty and catalyze rural development should: (1) recognize the different potential impacts of policies on households of different socio-economic status; (2) be sensitive to energy stacking behavior; (3) take a holistic approach to rural development; (4) and ensure that households are able to access modern energy through flexible payment schemes and equitable and sustained improvements in income. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Energy for Sustainable Development | - |
dc.subject | Energy poverty | - |
dc.subject | Rural electrification | - |
dc.subject | Rwanda | - |
dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa | - |
dc.subject | Rural development | - |
dc.title | Insights from an energy poor Rwandan village | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.esd.2016.03.002 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84973091493 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 32 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 121 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 129 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000375861000011 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2352-4669 | - |