Factors affecting household satisfaction with electricity supply in rural India

Michaël Aklin, Chao-yo Cheng, Johannes Urpelainen (), Karthik Ganesan and Abhishek Jain
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Chao-yo Cheng: University of California, 4289 Bunche Hall
Johannes Urpelainen: Columbia University, 712 International Affairs Building
Karthik Ganesan: Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), 1st Floor, Thapar House
Abhishek Jain: Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), 1st Floor, Thapar House

Nature Energy, 2016, vol. 1, issue 11, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Electricity is an important component of socio-economic development, but most studies of household electricity access focus exclusively on the presence or absence of a connection. Here we reach beyond connectivity by examining the relationship between various dimensions of the quality of electricity supply and a household’s subjective satisfaction with their electricity or lighting situation. Studying the results from a survey of 8,568 households in six large, energy-poor states from northern, central and eastern India, we find that household satisfaction responds strongly to the average hours of electricity available on a typical day. The positive effect of increasing the number of hours per day by one standard deviation on satisfaction is almost as large as that of electrifying a non-electrified household. These findings underscore the importance of moving from counting electricity connections to enhancing the quality of electricity supply.

Date: 2016
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