An Empirical Analysis of Energy Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa (1980-2014)
Ms Aisha Kolawole, Oxford Brookes University This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of energy demand in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by analysing demand functions for aggregated and disaggregated (by energy types) energy demand, in order to facilitate efficient demand management in the region. About 60% of the total population of 936.1 million in SSA lack access to electricity, with 30 countries in the region bedevilled by power shortages and rationing. The electrification rate and the average annual per capita consumption of power in the region is the lowest when compared to the other regions in the world. For instance, the electrification rate in other developing regions like South Asia and Latin America are 70% and 94%, respectively, whereas that of the Sub-Saharan Africa is 32% (IEA, 2012). Apparently, the demand for energy in most of the countries exceeds the available energy supply. The energy poverty is in sharp contrast to the abundant energy resources available in SSA (IEA Africa Energy Outlook, 2014; Onyeyi, 2014). In the aggregate demand model which is unbalanced, the panel cointegration technique is used. The technique includes the Read more…
Categories: Academic Papers, Energy demand
Tags: electricity demand, Energy demand, panel data model, Renewables, SSA
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2016