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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112476
	Energy poverty in rural West Africa and its determinants: Evidence from Senegal and Togo
	Gafa D.W.; Egbendewe A.Y.G.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	156
英文摘要	This research evaluates the levels and the determinants of energy poverty in rural West Africa using countrywide primary data for Senegal and Togo. The study estimates and compares various indicators for measuring energy poverty and a newly proposed multidimensional measure. The results suggest that rural energy poverty levels vary from 31.2 to 98.5 percent in Senegal and 53.5 to 98.8 percent in Togo. Measures that are based on per capita energy consumption generate higher energy poverty rates in rural Senegal than Togo due to the relative scarcity of fire wood and the relatively larger household size in Senegal. Multidimensional and expenditure-based energy measures generate higher energy poverty in rural Togo than Senegal, reflecting the higher per capita income and greater access to modern energy sources in Senegal compared to Togo. Household income, fertility and the type of fuel used are the main drivers of household energy poverty in both countries. Furthermore, rural households tend to have greater energy consumption when the decisions about energy purchase are made jointly by male and female household members. Thus, public policies that improve rural households' income, foster women's participation in decision-making, and provide affordable energy would help reduce energy poverty in both countries. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Energy justice Energy poverty drivers Rural households West Africa
英文关键词	Decision making; Purchasing; Truck drivers; Energy justices; Energy poverties; Energy poverty driver; Energy-consumption; Household income; Primary data; Rural energy; Rural households; Senegal; West Africa; Energy utilization; consumption behavior; energy management; energy policy; energy use; household energy; power generation; rural area; Senegal; Togo; West Africa
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205099
作者单位	Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences (FASEG), Department of Economics, University of Lomé, Togo
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gafa D.W.,Egbendewe A.Y.G.. Energy poverty in rural West Africa and its determinants: Evidence from Senegal and Togo[J],2021,156.
APA	Gafa D.W.,&Egbendewe A.Y.G..(2021).Energy poverty in rural West Africa and its determinants: Evidence from Senegal and Togo.Energy Policy,156.
MLA	Gafa D.W.,et al."Energy poverty in rural West Africa and its determinants: Evidence from Senegal and Togo".Energy Policy 156(2021).