 Energy outages, in-house power generators, and capacity utilization: The case of African manufacturingDengjun Zhang, Nazif Durmaz and John M. Kagochi Energy Economics, 2025, vol. 147, issue C Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of energy outages and in-house power generators on capacity utilization among approximately 12,000 African firms. Energy outages and in-house power generators are measured by the days that firm experienced energy outages and the share of self-generated electricity as a proportion of total electricity consumed, respectively. We further construct quantile dummies based on outage days and the self-generated electricity share. The estimation results depend on the measurement of these key variables and whether the joint impact of energy outages and in-house power generators is accounted for. For example, only in the model that include outage days, the self-generated electricity share, and the interaction term between them, both outage days and the joint impact are found to be significant. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the effects of power outages and generator ownership on capacity utilization, offering valuable managerial and policy insights. Keywords: Energy; Energy outages; Power generator; Capacity utilization; Manufacturing; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:147:y:2025:i:c:s0140988325004414 DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108614 Access Statistics for this article Energy Economics is currently edited by R. S. J. Tol, Beng Ang, Lance Bachmeier, Perry Sadorsky, Ugur Soytas and J. P. Weyant More articles in Energy Economics from Elsevier |
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