ABSTRACT Addressing current and future energy needs alongside economic growth has raised global concerns about the causal relationship between energy use and economic performance, particularly in…

Abstract Quantitative benchmarks for cost-effective provision of rural energy access are difficult to obtain because deployment costs vary across technologies, contexts, and technical assistance…

ABSTRACT: Today, about three billion people, including those in Tanzania, still cook using traditional methods and solid fuels. This practice, which primarily affects women and children who cook in…

Abstract Carbon pricing has been proposed as an efficient instrument to reduce carbon emissions and curb climate change. However, in low-income countries, resulting high energy prices might induce…

Abstract Background Respiratory infections claim lives, especially the lives of children under the age of five, around the world. In South Sudan, respiratory infection has been identified as one of…

Abstract This study examines Africa’s reliance on imported products using five criteria: market concentration, foreign demand, capacity for domestic substitution, market relevance, and product…

Abstract This article assesses the impact of independent regulation on electricity supply, using data from 40 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000 to 2021. Based on the propensity score…

Abstract Increasing access to alternative energy sources in developing countries might be a potential for multiple energy consumption rather than switching from traditional to modern ones. This study…

Abstract This study investigates the determinants of technical (in)efficiency among fuelwood-dependent rural households in Uganda, employing an instrumental variable approach within the output…

Abstract This paper focuses on the gendered impacts of energy access in rural areas. We examine gender mainstreaming and dynamics in the case study of the PUDC which address energy vulnerability in…