Households Energy Choice in Ghana
Journal Title: Journal of Empirical Economics - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Energy has become important component in the world today. However, the choice of a particular energy by households has implications on among other things, environmental sustainability. This study examined households’ fuel choice in Ghana since efforts made by government to reduce households’ reliance on firewood and charcoal has not achieved a lot. It was found that respondents used fuels for cooking, warming the house, heating water, lighting, ironing, entertainment, cooling the house and washing amidst some associated challenges. The top three energy type were electricity, charcoal and firewood. A logit regression model revealed that the factors accounting for energy choice included income, education, family size and employment. Based on this, conclusion and policy recommendations are provided.
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Paul Adjei Kwakwa, Edward Debrah Wiafe, Hamdiyah Alhassan
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