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A longitudinal study of electricity consumption growth in Kenya

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  • Fobi, Simone
  • Deshpande, Varun
  • Ondiek, Samson
  • Modi, Vijay
  • Taneja, Jay

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During the past 5 years, electrification in Kenya has grown by more than 30% due primarily to increases in grid penetration and solar home systems. This represents a way forward for governments, international finance institutions, and entrepreneurs to address some of the challenges of energy access. However, little is understood about how consumption has evolved among these newly-electrified customers. In this paper, we address this by conducting a longitudinal analysis for 136k utility customers across Kenya over six years of electricity bills, uncovering critical trends in spatio-temporal evolution of electricity consumption. Our analysis reveals that recently-electrified customers are reaching their steady-state consumption more quickly than previous customers, that the steady-state is increasingly less, and that typical urban and peri-urban customers tend to consume 50% more electricity than rural customers. In addition we present implications for policymakers and electricity planners considering grid extension and distributed systems for improving electrification.

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  • Fobi, Simone & Deshpande, Varun & Ondiek, Samson & Modi, Vijay & Taneja, Jay, 2018. "A longitudinal study of electricity consumption growth in Kenya," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 569-578.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:123:y:2018:i:c:p:569-578
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.065
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