Renewable energy, poverty alleviation and developing nations: Evidence from Senegal

Thiam, Djiby Racine

doi:10.17159/2413-3051/2011/v22i3a3219

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“…Existing empirical literature on the impact of energy consumption on poverty reduction are quite scant. Few that available were done by Okwanya and Abah (2018), Pachauri and Spreng (2004), Thiam (2011), Ogbeide-Osaretin (2020), Nkomo (2007), Okwanya et al (2015), Hussein and Filho (2012) and Kousar et al (2020).…”

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Energy Consumption-Poverty Reduction Nexus in Brics Nations

Tsaurai

2021

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This study investigated the impact of energy consumption on poverty in BRICS using panel data analysis methods (fixed effects, pooled OLS, random effects, FMOLS) with annual data ranging from 1995 to 2018. Whether economic growth is a channel through which energy consumption influences poverty in BRICS was also a subject of investigation in this study? Although there is acknowledgment that energy consumption reduces poverty through economic growth by authors such as Okwanya et al ( 2015), Hussein and Filho (2012) and Okwanya and Abah (2018), there is no dedicated empirical study on the subject matter which exclusively focused on BRICS. Nothing is known about the energy consumption-growth-poverty nexus in BRICS, according to the author's best knowledge. Also, majority of the energy consumption-poverty nexus empirical research wrongly assumed that the two variables (energy consumption and poverty) are linearly linked. Using both mean mortality rate and mean life expectancy as measures of poverty, the study noted that energy consumption reduced poverty in a significant way across all the four panel methods employed in BRICS. Economic growth was also generally found to have reduced poverty in BRICS countries. The complementarity between the two variables (energy consumption and economic growth) had a significant poverty reduction effect in BRICS, in support of the existing literature. BRICS nations are therefore urged to develop and implement policies that ensure more energy consumption and increased economic growth activities if they intend to reduce poverty.

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Energy Consumption-Poverty Reduction Nexus in Brics Nations

Tsaurai

2021

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“…Food access occurs when a household is empowered to provide a balanced diet for all its members [81,82]. In Kenya, food availability is determined by cereal supply particularly maize.…”

Section: Energy Poverty and Calorific Intakementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence access to modern energy sources improves literacy levels. A study conducted in Nicaragua showed a positive and significant relationship between a home having electricity and all the children completing primary school [120] and in Philippines, a similar study showed a correlation between energy access and education [81]. Education empowers individuals to get well-paying jobs, thus enhancing their consumption power which can translate to higher living standards.…”

Section: Energy Poverty and Literacy Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Poverty and Its Implication on Standard of Living in Kirinyaga, Kenya

Njiru¹,

Letema

2018

Journal of Energy

120

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Energy poverty affects physical health, well-being, and ability to prosper. A large proportion of Kenyan population lack access to electricity because they are located far from the national grid where it is uneconomical to extend electricity. This paper assesses energy poverty situation in Kirinyaga and reviews its implication on standard of living. Kirinyaga is a rural county with the main economic activity being agriculture and a few agroprocessing factories. Most rural households in Kirinyaga rely on fuel wood to meet their basic energy requirements and lack access to electricity. Tea factories and educational institutions rely on fuel wood to minimize cost of electricity. Kirinyaga residents, therefore, experience energy poverty as indicated by low electricity access and reliance on traditional cooking fuels. Energy poverty in Kirinyaga has negative impact on indicators of standards of living, calorific intake, life expectancy, and literacy levels.

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“…Agricultural and agribusiness by-products are abundant with very good potential for on-grid and off-grid electricity generation, while plant species such as plant oil, jatropha-curcas, cattails, sunflower, cotton, castor, sweet sorghum etc. are expected to play a significant role in biofuel production in Senegal [133,136,[139][140][141].…”

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Current Status and Future Prospects of Renewable Energy Use in Turkey

Kırtay¹

2010

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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a b s t r a c tNigeria is faced with chronic electricity crisis that has resulted in the crippling of most sectors of the economy. It is estimated that only 40% of Nigerians are connected to the national grid and the connected population are exposed to frequent power outages. Nigeria's electricity grid is mainly powered by large hydropower and depleting hydrocarbon resources. Fossil-based electricity generation contributes not only to increase in carbon footprints, but also exposes the country to changes in price of petroleum resources and political instability from the oil producing region of the country. The country is blessed with abundant Renewable Energy (RE) resources that have not been fully exploited; these renewable resources have the potentials to change the status quo of power generation and consumption in the country. Availability of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) in all parts of Nigeria has been demonstrated in several studies. However, there is presently no comprehensive review of RE development in Nigeria. This contribution aims to fill this gap by focusing on the current status and future prospects of RE in Nigeria as well as identifying the key challenges confronting full scale RE development in the country. We discussed the existing government policies and legislations, and proposed others that can help speed up the adoption of RE in Nigeria. We also compared RE development in Nigeria with four other sub-Sahara African countries. We hope that this paper will stimulate further research on how to address the energy crisis in Nigeria using the RESs.

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Renewable energy, poverty alleviation and developing nations: Evidence from Senegal

Cited by 59 publications

References 42 publications

Energy Consumption-Poverty Reduction Nexus in Brics Nations

Energy Consumption-Poverty Reduction Nexus in Brics Nations

Energy Poverty and Its Implication on Standard of Living in Kirinyaga, Kenya

Current Status and Future Prospects of Renewable Energy Use in Turkey

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