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Determinants of energy consumption in Kenya: A NIPALS approach

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  • Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu
  • Adom, Philip Kofi

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This study examines the drivers of aggregate energy consumption, fossil fuel and electricity consumption in Kenya using the nonlinear iterative partial least squares (NIPALS) method. The results show the importance of price, population density, urbanization, and renewable energies from hydro sources in promoting energy demand reductions. On the contrary, higher income and climate change are likely to cause a backfire in energy consumption. Though population growth increases the consumption of other energy types, it shows opposite effect on electricity consumption, which is possibly explained as a substitution to other energy types in the presence of a fragile electrical system. These results have important implications for the design of energy conservation and efficiency policies in Kenya.

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  • Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu & Adom, Philip Kofi, 2018. "Determinants of energy consumption in Kenya: A NIPALS approach," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 696-705.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:159:y:2018:i:c:p:696-705
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.06.195
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    Keywords

    Energy consumption; Fossil fuel; Electricity; NIPALS; Kenya;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q47 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy Forecasting
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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