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The impact of microhydroelectricity on household welfare indicators
School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Social Sciences. School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3400-7548
2018 (English)In: Energy Efficiency, ISSN 1570-646X, E-ISSN 1570-6478, Vol. 11, no 3, p. 663-681Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The use of small-scale off-grid renewable energy for rural electrification is now seen as part of the sustainable energy solutions. The expectation from such small-scale investment is that it can meet the basic energy needs of a household and subsequently improve some aspects of household welfare. However, these stated benefits remain largely hypothetical because there are data and methodological challenges in existing literature attempting to isolate such impact. This paper uses field data from microhydro schemes in Kenya, and propensity score matching technique to demonstrate such an impact. We find that on average, households connected to microhydroelectricity consume 1.5 l less of kerosene per month compared to households without any such electricity connection. In addition, non-connected households spend 0.92 USD more for recharging their cell phone batteries per month in comparison to those who were using microhydroelectricity service. Finally, school children from households that are connected to microhydroelectricity were found to devote 43 min less on evening studies compared to those without electricity. The findings provide interesting insights to some of the claims made for or against use of off grid renewable energy for rural electrification.

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Springer, 2018. Vol. 11, no 3, p. 663-681
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Economics
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Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-67135DOI: 10.1007/s12053-017-9590-8ISI: 000426056700008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85039866801OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-67135DiVA, id: diva2:1170045
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Validerad;2018;Nivå 2;2018-02-26 (andbra)

Available from: 2018-01-02 Created: 2018-01-02 Last updated: 2020-08-26Bibliographically approved

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