Energy Efficiency Improvement Assessment in Africa: An Integrated Dynamic DEA Approach

Nelson Amowine, Zhiqiang Ma, Mingxing Li, Zhixiang Zhou, Benjamin Azembila Asunka and James Amowine
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Nelson Amowine: School of Management, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
Zhiqiang Ma: School of Management, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
Mingxing Li: School of Management, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
Zhixiang Zhou: School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Benjamin Azembila Asunka: School of Management, Jiangsu University, No. 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
James Amowine: Department of Agribusiness Management and Finance, University for Development Studies, Tamale 1350, Ghana

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 20, 1-17

Abstract: In Africa, energy plays an important role in the processes of economic and sustainable development. However, inefficiency such as mismanagement of resources constrains productivity. Prior energy efficiency studies in Africa have failed to provide the paths through which energy efficiency improvement can be achieved. The current study aims to assess energy efficiency improvement among 25 selected countries in Africa. First, the dynamic slack-based measure (DSBM) data envelopment analysis (DEA) model is applied to gauge the efficiency measurement. Further, the Malmquist productivity index (MPI) is employed to investigate the energy efficiency improvement during 2006–2014. Empirically, the results from the dynamic slack-based measure (DSBM) model show that energy efficiency in Africa is generally low. Also, the findings from the MPI suggest there is no significant improvement in energy efficiency in Africa. Based on the estimated results, some energy efficiency improvement strategies are further proposed for sample countries in Africa.

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy improvement; DEA; dynamic SBM; MPI; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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