Economics of Access to Energy

Giacomo Falchetta () and Simone Tagliapietra
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Giacomo Falchetta: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Simone Tagliapietra: Bruegel

Chapter Chapter 28 in The Palgrave Handbook of International Energy Economics, 2022, pp 567-594 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Energy services underpin the socio-economic development of nations and their prosperity. This chapter discusses the key obstacles that have so far prevented 840 million people worldwide from gaining access to electricity and 2.9 billion from accessing clean cooking facilities. The authors argue that the problem of access to modern commercial energy is fundamentally an economic one. They explore the different yet common roots linking energy access to technological, governance, and financing aspects. The electricity and clean cooking challenges are firstly discussed separately to highlight the specific techno-economic issues underlying each service. This is beneficial to a conclusive discussion of the key economic policy instruments and financing approaches necessary to achieve universal access to modern energy.

Keywords: Energy access; Electrification; Clean cooking; Energy and development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86884-0_28

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