The significance of electricity supply sustainability to industrial growth in South Africa

Ateba, Benedict Belobo; Prinsloo, J. G.; Gawlik, Remigiusz

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2019.09.041

Cited by 46 publications

(28 citation statements)

References 23 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Secondly, the EU does not have its own fossil fuels, and this means that it is highly dependent on external suppliers of energy resources (such as Russia). Thirdly, currently in the world economy, especially in highly developed countries, there is a shift from the use of fossil fuel towards green energy [2,3], what per se is very challenging for some countries in terms of implementation of EU policies [4][5][6] and still growing importance of the solar photovoltaic sector in the EU [7]. Fourth, the economic interests and the raison d'etre, and the geopolitical circumstances of individual member states are divergent and sometimes even mutually exclusive [8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Europeanization Processes of the EU Energy Policy in Visegrad Countries in the Years 2005–2018

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Energy issues are sensitive for the four Visegrad countries as European Union (EU) member states; thus, this area’s convergence might be problematic for these countries. There is a clear research gap concerning the processes of Europeanization of the energy policy in the Visegrad countries. This article aims to identify and evaluate the progress of four Visegrad countries (V4) in implementing the EU energy goals in the context of the Europeanization. The article uses three main methods: Hellwig’s method, Kendall’s rank concordance coefficient, and k-means clustering. These calculations will allow one to study the Europeanization processes, which means checking the gamma convergence. For calculations, we use the available statistical data from Eurostat for the years 2005–2018. Poland and other Central European countries, including Czechia, and Hungary, largely depend on coal for their energy needs. The empirical results have shown that there have been no significant changes in the classification of EU countries in terms of their fulfillment of the EU climate and energy targets in the analyzed period. This is the case in all EU member states, including the Visegrad Group countries, but except for Poland. This means that the level of Europeanization of the energy policy and its effectiveness is similar in all member states except for Poland, which is becoming a kind of the exception. Throughout the investigating period, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia were close to meeting the set targets and could be rated high compared to the EU countries. Poland, especially since 2015, has been noticeably and increasingly distanced from the other V4 countries. It can be perceived as a gradual drift away from Europeanization of the EU climate and energy policy in Poland.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Europeanization Processes of the EU Energy Policy in Visegrad Countries in the Years 2005–2018

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Coal emissions are associated with acid deposition, climate change, and adverse health effects such as premature death, acute lower respiratory illnesses, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and ischaemic lung diseases (Holland, 2017; Langerman and Pauw, 2018; Munawer, 2018). Failure to adopt and prioritize WtE technologies such as LFGE threatens sustainability since energy is central to social and economic development (Ateba et al, 2019; Singh et al, 2015). One of the technologies is microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which present a great potential for electricity generation from available waste resources and have been lauded for its potential to solve both energy and environmental pollution as well as socio-economic impacts of various technological solutions (Sani et al, 2021).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Waste-to-energy in a developing country: The state of landfill gas to energy in the Republic of South Africa

Mbazima

Masekameni

Mmereki

2022

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Landfill gas to energy (LFGE) projects were implemented in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) to diversify the energy mix and transition to a green economy. This study provides an overview of the status of LFGE in RSA and identifies major factors that inhibit the adoption and utilization of this technology, using existing data from 2010–2020 from electronic databases, namely, ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis, Google Scholar, Sage Open, Springer Link, Sabinet, and IEEE Xplore, and using a combination of keywords and Boolean functions. This study revealed that, although RSA has made significant progress in the adoption and utilization of landfill gas (LFG) through the seventeen (17) planned LFGE projects, only six (6) are operational and generate 15 MW of electricity supplied to the local grid in the KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, and Gauteng Province. The waste-to-energy (WtE) sources such as LFGE are not given priority, and the country continues to invest in coal-fired power stations, owing to the abundance, availability, and low cost of coal reserves, which will supply coal for the next 200 years. The study identified factors inhibiting LGFE projects in RSA, which included the lack of sanitary landfill sites, LFG monitoring, funding, skills, research, and development. Potential LFGE in RSA is evident, however, except for limited processing facilities, economic investment, and public awareness. Suggestions for further research on the techno-economic and policy assessments are provided in the study. This study contributes to synthesizing evidence of the status of LFGE, insights on state-of-the-art technologies of WtE and the associated challenges in the waste management sector, identifying the potential for LFGE, and LFGE in the circular economy, and building a foundation for future research on WtE such as LFGE. Moreover, it also offers a reference for policymakers, decision-makers, researchers in the waste management sector on the technologies of WtE, LFGE, and potential to reduce waste generated.

show abstract

“…This suggests that while urban centres have higher electricity demand than rural areas following the high concentration of industries, commercial outlets and other public infrastructures that require energy input. This is plausible given the quest for industrialization and economic prominence in African countries (Ateba et al, 2019). Again, households with formal education are concentrated in urban areas and dominate the industrial sectors reflecting their higher probability of access to electricity.…”

Section: Electricity Access and Labour Market Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 98%

Modelling the Impact of Electricity Access on Labour Market Outcomes in Uganda

Djoumessi¹,

Awodumi²,

Adeosun³

et al. 2021

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study is designed to assess the impact of household electricity access on labour market outcomes in Uganda. The quasi-experimental method is applied on a sample of 28,035 households, divided into two counterfactual of treatment (n=8,925) and control (n=19,110) groups. Results strongly show that access to electricity significantly increases wages while decreasing the time spent at work. Specifically, the average wage of the households with access to electricity increased by 155%, 124% and 154% with the Kernel Matching (KM), Nearest-Neighbor Matching (NNM) and Radius Matching (RM) technique, respectively. The average job duration of households with electricity access decreased by 1.34%, 2.01% and 2.5% with KM, NNM and RM technique, respectively. It is recommended that the government of Uganda should increase electricity generation coverage through alternative sources as renewable and nuclear energy and improve the quality of existing energy infrastructures. JEL codes: C13, C31

show abstract

The significance of electricity supply sustainability to industrial growth in South Africa

Cited by 46 publications

References 23 publications

Europeanization Processes of the EU Energy Policy in Visegrad Countries in the Years 2005–2018

Europeanization Processes of the EU Energy Policy in Visegrad Countries in the Years 2005–2018

Waste-to-energy in a developing country: The state of landfill gas to energy in the Republic of South Africa

Modelling the Impact of Electricity Access on Labour Market Outcomes in Uganda

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About