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Ladder or Stacking: Lesson from Burkina Faso

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  • Tinta, Abdoulganiour Almame

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Access to energy is a major issue in Africa, even in urban areas. Energy remains a luxury good for the majority. However, in rural areas, the situation is even more critical. The lack of government intervention in remote and off-grid rural areas has led some households to move toward technology efficient energy sources. This study explores how entrepreneurship influence the energy efficiency through the adoption of energy for clean cooking and lighting. The investigation uses primary data on 11,165 households, drawn from 248 remote villages, and covering 6 regions. Performing the two-step instrumental variables and Multivariate Probit, the findings show that business enterprises promote energy efficiency. The results depict that compared to households involved in wholesaling and retailing, those engaged in gold panning business, and financial services activities are more likely to use solar photovoltaic (PV) for electricity, and biogas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking.

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  • Tinta, Abdoulganiour Almame, 2024. "Ladder or Stacking: Lesson from Burkina Faso," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:186:y:2024:i:c:s0301421523005189
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113933
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    Keywords

    Energy; Energy transition;

    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • R51 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies

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