Energy expenditure and fuel choices among households in the Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11690%2F21%3A10425395" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11690/21:10425395 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=b7pro7YrNq" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=b7pro7YrNq</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.8559" target="_blank" >10.32479/ijeep.8559</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Energy expenditure and fuel choices among households in the Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Using the data from an original survey, we analyse energy use patterns and, in particular, energy use for cooking in households from Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Cooking is the main energy-related activity on which households spend money. This expenditure represents 89% of total energy expenditure and a fifth of a household&apos;s total budget. Expenditure on modern energy and electricity represents only about a fifth of an energy budget, whilst fuelwood, a potentially health damaging energy, still prevails as the main energy used for cooking in Hawassa. There are, however, large differences in energy use between urban and suburban areas. While fuelwood and charcoal are the main sources for cooking among the poorest households, and fuelwood is the dominant source for cooking in suburban locations, electricity is the energy source used mainly in urban areas and especially among richer households. Our research is also in line with results found for other countries in sub-saharan Africa. Energy expenditure, as well as the use of electricity for cooking, are both sharply increasing with household income. The effect of income on using fuelwood is the opposite. Large families are more likely to prefer fuelwood and less likely to choose charcoal. Female-headed households are more likely to choose charcoal for cooking; however, if females make decisions about household purchases, they prefer to use fuelwood. Formal education increases the likelihood of using cleaner electricity and decreases the usage of fuelwood. Formal education, alongside income, seems to be the key factor in moving from traditional health-damaging energy sources towards modern and clean energy sources.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Energy expenditure and fuel choices among households in the Sidama region, Southern Ethiopia

Popis výsledku anglicky

Using the data from an original survey, we analyse energy use patterns and, in particular, energy use for cooking in households from Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Cooking is the main energy-related activity on which households spend money. This expenditure represents 89% of total energy expenditure and a fifth of a household&apos;s total budget. Expenditure on modern energy and electricity represents only about a fifth of an energy budget, whilst fuelwood, a potentially health damaging energy, still prevails as the main energy used for cooking in Hawassa. There are, however, large differences in energy use between urban and suburban areas. While fuelwood and charcoal are the main sources for cooking among the poorest households, and fuelwood is the dominant source for cooking in suburban locations, electricity is the energy source used mainly in urban areas and especially among richer households. Our research is also in line with results found for other countries in sub-saharan Africa. Energy expenditure, as well as the use of electricity for cooking, are both sharply increasing with household income. The effect of income on using fuelwood is the opposite. Large families are more likely to prefer fuelwood and less likely to choose charcoal. Female-headed households are more likely to choose charcoal for cooking; however, if females make decisions about household purchases, they prefer to use fuelwood. Formal education increases the likelihood of using cleaner electricity and decreases the usage of fuelwood. Formal education, alongside income, seems to be the key factor in moving from traditional health-damaging energy sources towards modern and clean energy sources.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GX19-26812X" target="_blank" >GX19-26812X: Excelence v ekonomickém výzkumu energetické efektivity a modelování dopadů - FE3M</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

ISSN

2146-4553

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

11

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

TR - Turecká republika

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

315-324

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85100341146