Cooking energy choices in urban areas and its implications on poverty reduction

Kitole, Felician Andrew; Tibamanya, Felister Y.; Sesabo, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/14786451.2023.2208680

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“…Being married is associated with an increase in the relative log odds of choosing electricity, solar energy, and candle lighting. Similar ndings were reported by Kitole et al (2023b), suggesting that married households are signi cantly related to the choice of solar energy sources.…”

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“…Access to reliable and affordable lighting is crucial for improving the well-being, education, and economic activities of households in rural Tanzania (Kitole et al, 2023b). Despite its importance, many rural households still rely on traditional and often unsustainable lighting sources such as electricity, solar, batteries, and kerosene lamps, which are costly, hazardous, and environmentally harmful (Dimoso and Andrew, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, Choumert-Nkolo et al (2019) revealed that income, education, and environmental factors signi cantly in uence household lighting choices in rural settings. Moreover,Kitole et al (2023b) found that household income is signi cantly and positively related to the household's choice of electricity energy sources but negatively related to the household's solar energy choice.…”

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Unveiling Determinants of Household Lighting Preferences in Rural Tanzania: Insights for Sustainable Energy Access

Kamuzora

2024

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This study delves into the intricate determinants that steer household lighting preferences in rural Tanzania, where reliance on traditional lighting persists despite ongoing electrification efforts. Employing a quantitative methodology, the research scrutinizes factors that either impede or facilitate the adoption of modern and sustainable lighting sources. Grounded in the Random Utility Theory, the investigation utilizes the Multinomial Logit Model to analyze data sourced from the Tanzania Panel Survey of 2020/2021. The findings unearth several significant influencers of lighting choices among households in rural Tanzania. Firstly, household age emerges as a noteworthy factor, displaying a negative correlation with the likelihood of opting for electricity as a lighting source. Additionally, households headed by males exhibit decreased odds of selecting solar and candle lighting alternatives. Moreover, larger households tend to shy away from electricity, preferring alternative lighting options. On the other hand, employment status and higher income levels positively correlate with the adoption of electricity and candle lighting. These findings underscore the multifaceted nature of factors that shape household lighting preferences in rural Tanzanian settings. Consequently, addressing these determinants emerges as pivotal in fostering sustainable and affordable energy access. Policy implications drawn from this research underscore the necessity for targeted interventions that address socioeconomic and demographic dynamics. Such interventions are crucial for enhancing the efficacy of rural electrification initiatives and ultimately improving the quality of life for rural Tanzanian households

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Kamuzora

2024

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“…Heteroscedasticity refers to the absence of uniform error variance, which can happen when there is non-normal distribution of responses or when the error term doesn't maintain uniform variance (Kitole et al 2023a). Since one of the basic assumptions of regression is that the error term remains constant in all observations of a study, it's crucial to ensure that the variance of errors remains constant (homoscedasticity) among independent variables to produce consistent responses and achieve better outcomes (Kitole et al 2023b).…”

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Effect of risk management practices on project performance: A case of the Mafuru-Kimambira Water Supply Project in Mvomero District.

Mwaitete

2024

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The study examined the effect of risk management practices on project performance using a case of Mafuru-Kimambira Water Supply Project. This study used quantitative research approach together with non-proportional stratified simple random sampling technique to obtain 98 project contractors. The data were collected using the questionnaire method and analyzed using both descriptive statistics and multiple regression model to analyze the effects of risk management practices on project performance. The findings revealed that risk prevention practice was found to be positive and significant, indicating that it has a direct effect on Mafuru-Kimambira water supply project performance, risk transfer was also found to be positive and significant, indicating that it has a direct impact on Mafuru-Kimambira water supply project performance and risk control was found to be positive and significant, indicating that it has a direct impact on project performance. The study emphasize how crucial risk management techniques are to improving the efficiency of water supply initiatives like the Mafuru-Kimambira Water Supply Project. The study recommends that policymakers should contemplate formulating and executing regulations that promote the application of risk prevention, risk transfer, and risk control techniques in project management. These policies might include directives requiring the application of these techniques in project planning and execution, incentives for projects that exhibit excellent risk management, and training courses for project managers on risk management techniques. By ensuring that water supply projects are carried out successfully, these policies may contribute to increased water security and socioeconomic growth.

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“…These studies' flaw is that they overlooked the problem of energy choice and consumption expenditure. Others, like Abdul-Wakeel et al [27] and Ofori et al [28], make an effort to address this problem by examining the effects of the fuel choice used in homes on human health, with a lot of their research concentrating on particular medical conditions. For instance, Ofori et al [28] investigated the relationship between blood pressure and the use of dirty fuels in homes among women in southern Nigeria.…”

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Drivers of Rural Households’ Choices and Intensity of Sustainable Energy Sources for Cooking and Lighting in Ondo State, Nigeria

Oluwole,

Adesiyan,

Ojo

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Poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable human development are fundamentally dependent on having access to modern energy services. Energy supplies that are dependable, reasonably priced, and sustainable are vital to modern societies. In achieving the sustainable development goals (SDG7) and access to clean energy supplies, this study, using cross-sectional data from 180 randomly sampled rural households, analyzed the key factors determining the choice and intensity of energy sources used for lighting and cooking in rural Nigeria. Both descriptive and inferential statistics (multivariate probit (MVP) and zero-truncated Poisson (ZTP models)) were employed for the analyses. The result showed that there is evidence of fuel stacking in their choice of cooking and lighting energy, and it increases with rising income levels but is more pronounced for lighting than cooking. The result also revealed that reliable access to clean energy (9% of sampled households for LPG and 23% of the households for grid electricity) is very low, as these households still rely on fuelwood (70%) for cooking, but the predominant usage of kerosene (39%) for lighting, as reported in the literature, has drastically changed to dry cell battery (51%). The results using a multivariate probit model to capture the multiple fuel usage phenomenon among rural households show that access to clean energy, improvement in rural poverty, usage of indoor kitchens, household size, and an increase in the education of household heads’ spouses significantly influence the use of clean energy in the rural areas. In the same vein, the result of the ZTP model showed that income, access to energy sources, and occupation of the household head were the drivers of the intensity of cooking and lighting energy sources. Thus, it is recommended that any policy interventions that are targeted at encouraging rural households to use clean energy should start by improving rural access to these clean energy sources, improving their poverty status while also increasing the level of education and awareness of rural women concerning the risks of using dirty energy sources.

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Cooking energy choices in urban areas and its implications on poverty reduction

Cited by 17 publications

References 49 publications

Unveiling Determinants of Household Lighting Preferences in Rural Tanzania: Insights for Sustainable Energy Access

Unveiling Determinants of Household Lighting Preferences in Rural Tanzania: Insights for Sustainable Energy Access

Effect of risk management practices on project performance: A case of the Mafuru-Kimambira Water Supply Project in Mvomero District.

Drivers of Rural Households’ Choices and Intensity of Sustainable Energy Sources for Cooking and Lighting in Ondo State, Nigeria

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