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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112795
	Households’ fuel choices in the context of a decade-long load-shedding problem in Nepal
	Koirala D.P.; Acharya B.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	162
英文摘要	Access to an uninterrupted electricity supply is an important driver of growth and human development. However, people in many developing countries do not yet have access to a steady electricity supply – partly due to power cuts, blackouts, and load-shedding. Such disasters exert pressure on households and hinder energy modernization. This paper investigates how households' fuel choices are possibly distorted amidst unreliable electricity supply. It studied households' cooking fuel choices and fuel switching behavior in the face of the load-shedding problem in Nepal (2006–2016). This study employs two National Living Standard Surveys (NLSSs) and four Annual Household Surveys (AHSs). Multinomial Logit and Multinomial Probit model estimations suggest that the crisis delayed households' energy modernization drive. Furthermore, households diversified their fuel basket and increased ‘energy stacking’ in response to the crisis. Despite a trend of increasing preferences towards modern fuels, significant reliance on traditional fuels remains. Therefore, it is recommended to improve supply reliability remarkably for a successful transition toward modern energy. Moreover, the nature of the crisis needs to be well understood to formulate efficient policies on energy transition since different crises might affect households differently. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Energy ladder; Fuel stacking; Household fuel choices; Load-shedding; Reliable electricity supply
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Developing countries; Electric power plant loads; Fuels; Surveys; Electricity supply; Energy; Energy ladder; Fuel choices; Fuel stacking; Household fuel choice; Household fuels; Load-shedding; Reliable electricity supply; Stackings; Electric load shedding; electricity generation; electricity supply; energy policy; fuel consumption; household survey; living standard; logit analysis; Nepal
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/256351
作者单位	Department of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Stockbridge Hall01003, United States; Policy Research InstituteKathmandu, Nepal; Global Center for Research and DevelopmentKathmandu, Nepal
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Koirala D.P.,Acharya B.. Households’ fuel choices in the context of a decade-long load-shedding problem in Nepal[J],2022,162.
APA	Koirala D.P.,&Acharya B..(2022).Households’ fuel choices in the context of a decade-long load-shedding problem in Nepal.Energy Policy,162.
MLA	Koirala D.P.,et al."Households’ fuel choices in the context of a decade-long load-shedding problem in Nepal".Energy Policy 162(2022).