Nigerian households' cooking energy use, determinants of choice, and some implications for human health and environmental sustainability

Ifegbesan, Ayodeji Peter; Rampedi, Isaac T.; Annegarn, Harold J.

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.02.001

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“…In some instances, the fuel is collected free of charge for households that have access to nearby forestry resources and for those that live in farmlands. 14 The findings are consistent with findings from various international organisations such as IEA, 46 IRENA 13 and WEC. 47 These reports documented that biomass fuels (firewood and charcoal) are widely used by the majority of households in SSA for purposes of cooking.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Bhattacharya et al 54 argued that the transition to modern, clean cooking fuels can have significant implications for the supply side of the LPG industry. Ifegbesan et al 14 was of the opinion that the price of LPG was still unaffordable to the majority of the urban populace where there is relatively more cash flow, and high disposable income compared to the rural areas.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This implied that the cooking fuel type used by households was a function of access to electricity. 14 In all the countries investigated, the majority of households without access to grid electricity used firewood and charcoal as fuel for cooking. Among those with access to electricity, only Zimbabwe and Zambia had the majority of households using it for cooking.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Household cooking fuel use patterns and determinants across southern Africa: Evidence from the demographic and health survey data

Makonese

Ifegbesan

Rampedi

2017

Energy & Environment

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Improving access to modern energy sources is critical to enhancing the quality of life of many people in developing countries. In southern Africa, the majority of rural and poor urban households are dependent on solid fuels to meet their cooking needs. To date, there is scarce information in the literature on household cooking fuel patterns across southern Africa. Using household fuel data from the Demographic and Health Survey, this study investigated cooking fuel types and the determinants of their choice by households in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The data on household cooking energy were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. Results show that 25% of sampled households in all seven countries have access to electricity, while 66% rely on biomass for cooking. Chi-Square analyses revealed a statistically significant relationship between place of residence and type of cooking fuel, and between access to electricity and type of cooking fuel. Results from multiple regression analysis showed that socio-demographic factors such as access to electricity, household size, the level of education and wealth index have a positive influence on the type of cooking fuel used in this region. However, access to electricity does not imply that households will negate the use of traditional fuels. These results have implications for household air pollution, health, policy and environmental sustainability. It is recommended that energy interventions in this region need to consider demand

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Household cooking fuel use patterns and determinants across southern Africa: Evidence from the demographic and health survey data

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Ifegbesan

Rampedi

2017

Energy & Environment

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“…In terms of access to modern cooking equipment, many studies have argued that low household income is the major factor limiting the transition to clean cooking facilities in Nigeria [46,47]. However, other latent factors such as geographical region, household size, place of residence and educational level also play a role [48]. Thus, the focus on improving clean cooking equipment in Nigerian households should be on enhancing rural incomes.…”

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Investigating the Impacts of Energy Access Scenarios in the Nigerian Household Sector by 2030

Dioha

Emodi

2019

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Lack of access to modern forms of energy continues to hamper socio-economic development in Nigeria, and about 94% and 39% of the Nigerian population do not have access to clean cooking equipment and electricity, respectively. The United Nations Sustainable Energy for All initiative and Sustainable Development Goal number seven seek to provide universal modern energy for all by 2030. However, the implications of these global goals on Nigeria’s energy system have not been well researched in the literature. In this study, we applied the Long-Range Energy Alternatives Planning Systems model to analyse the impacts of different energy access scenarios by 2030 on household energy consumption, CO2 emissions and local air pollutant emissions. We also analysed different scenarios for biomass renewability in order to understand its impact on household net CO2 emissions. We found that achieving a 100% modern energy access by 2030 would reduce final energy demand by around 845 PJ, which is equivalent to a 52.4% reduction when compared to the baseline scenario. A 100% modern access would also significantly reduce local air pollutants, but increase CO2 emissions significantly by 16.7 MtCO2 compared to the baseline scenario. Our analysis shows that the benefits of modern energy access have been limited in Nigeria due to poor financing and low income levels of households. Therefore, we argue that for a 100% modern energy access in Nigeria by 2030, there is a need to explore local and foreign funding sources, and a serious need to couple energy access programs in the country with income-generating activities.

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“…Knowing that the LHV of charcoal is about 8.229 kWh/kg (Solarte-Toro et al 2018; Jenkins 2015; Gary 2010), the annual energetic potential obtained would cover the energy needs for the KCP households corresponding to the use of charcoal, evaluated with 166 10 3 tons for the leaves, and with 41 10 3 tons of charcoal for the stems (SI4). The substitution of the use of charcoal by biogas in KCP households, will allow them to spare from the problems of air pollution which causes 4 million premature deaths each year in the world, with more than 600 000 in African countries following the use of solid biomass energy (Ifegbesan et al 2016; WHO 2018). The Table 4 reports the energy amounts in the resulting biogas production from the AD of leaves and stems of MU during 100 and 128 days.…”

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Energetic Balance of Biogas and Fertilizing Potential of Digestate from Anaerobic Digestion of Manihot Utilissima

Nsimba

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Optimal scale production of biogas from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic wastes (OWs) as substrates has become one of stimulating environment-friendly procedures to foster the replacement of fossil energies by renewable ones. AD of OWs generated from households is desirable as an effective method to fight against environmental pollution effects of the latter in developing countries. Notably in Africa where each year there are more than 600,000 premature deaths following the use of solid biomass energy (especially charcoal). Yet, if assessing the potential of biogas production, that is, biochemical methane potential (BMP) has played a prominent role in the choice of substrates, in the other hand the evaluation of the optimal ratio between the quantity of variety OWs and the amount of energy to be produced has not received several attentions. The latter is valuable not only for energetic productivity but also for profitability. Thus, in this report, an energetic balance between the amount of leaves and stems of Manihot Utilissima (MU) annually produced as well as the energetic potential of their biogas were investigated. Cow manure (CM) was employed as inoculum, under mesophilic conditions of the collection sites: Ngaba and Ndjili in Kinshasa City Province (KCP), Congo DR, where the leaves and stems of MU are among the most generated wastes. Furthermore, we evaluated the fertilizing potential of digestates from the AD of the leaves and stems by their Carbon/Nitrogen (C/N) ratios. The annual energetic potentials of biogas produced were estimated to be 1.362 ± 0.028 109 kWh for the leaves and 0.337 ± 0.006 109 kWh for the stems. These were associated to the energy needs for the KCP households corresponding to the use of charcoal. The latter was evaluated to be 166 103 tons for leaves and 41 103 tons for the stems of MU, respectively. The fertilizing potential of digestates from the AD of the leaves and stems of MU assessed by their C/N ratios were determined to be 5 and 10, respectively; indicating that they are favorable for the cultivation of vegetables and fruit trees in KCP soils (C/N ~ 5) but also optimal for the organisms, soil conditioning and could improve the soils hydraulic conductivity (C/N ~ 10).

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Nigerian households' cooking energy use, determinants of choice, and some implications for human health and environmental sustainability

Cited by 58 publications

References 16 publications

Household cooking fuel use patterns and determinants across southern Africa: Evidence from the demographic and health survey data

Household cooking fuel use patterns and determinants across southern Africa: Evidence from the demographic and health survey data

Investigating the Impacts of Energy Access Scenarios in the Nigerian Household Sector by 2030

Energetic Balance of Biogas and Fertilizing Potential of Digestate from Anaerobic Digestion of Manihot Utilissima

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