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Explorative Analysis of Household Energy Consumption in Bauchi State, Nigeria

In: Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Lighting - a Bet for the Future

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  • Abubakar Danlami
  • Rabiul Islam

Abstract

This study was conducted with the major aim of conducting descriptive and exploratory analyses on the socio-economic characteristics of households in Bauchi state and their pattern of energy choice and consumption. A total sample of 539 household responses were analysed, which were selected using cluster area sampling. The analysis indicates that the average monthly household income is USD 220, and the average monthly firewood consumption per household is about 35 bundles. Moreover, about 70% of the respondents argued that they use firewood as their main source of cooking fuel. For the lighting source of energy, 65% of the households argued that they use electricity as their main source of lighting. Additionally, the correlation analysis indicates that income has a positive relationship with the quantity of energy consumption, while there is a negative relationship between the price of a particular source of energy and its consumption. The study suggests that there is a need of a good policy that will reduce the households much dependence on firewood to other cleaner sources of energy.

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  • Abubakar Danlami & Rabiul Islam, 2020. "Explorative Analysis of Household Energy Consumption in Bauchi State, Nigeria," Chapters, in: Manuel J. Hermoso-Orzaez & Alfonso Gago-Calderon (ed.), Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Lighting - a Bet for the Future, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:202625
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.89597
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    Keywords

    firewood; cooking and lighting; energy; consumption;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources

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