Urban energy transition and technology adoption: The case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia

Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen, Menale Kassie and Gunnar Köhlin

Energy Economics, 2012, vol. 34, issue 2, 410-418

Abstract: Dependency of urban Ethiopian households on rural areas for about 85% of their fuel needs is a significant cause of deforestation and forest degradation, resulting in growing fuel scarcity and higher firewood prices. One response to reducing the pressure on rural lands is for urban households to switch fuel sources, for example, from wood fuel to electricity, to slow deforestation and forest degradation and reduce indoor air pollution. However, such an energy transition is conditioned on the adoption of appropriate cooking appliances or stove technologies by the majority of users. This paper investigates urban energy transition and technology adoption conditions using a dataset of 350 urban households in Tigrai, in northern Ethiopia. Results suggest that the transition to electricity is affected by households adopting the electric mitad cooking appliance, which in turn is influenced by the level of education and income, among other things.

Keywords: Urban energy transition; Electric mitad cooking appliance; Technology adoption; Bivariate probit; Tigrai; Ethiopia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q4 Q41 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.07.017

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