Determinants of electricity demand for newly electrified low-income African households

By K. Louw, B. Conradie, M. Howells, M. Dekenah. 2008

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The socio-economic, dwelling and appliance related factors affecting electricity consumption in domestic buildings (2015, background): “Other authors have concluded that the effect of household size on electricity demand is insignificant [23,35,36].”
Determinants of high electrical energy demand in UK homes: Socio-economic and dwelling characteristics (2015, unknown): “Many previous studies have been undertaken worldwide to investigate the impact of socio-economic and dwelling factors on the electricity consumption of domestic buildings [6,9,11–46].”
Provision of electricity to African households: The importance of democracy and institutional quality (2015, background): “Poor households that become electrified, on the other hand, tend to stay at a minimum consumption level for many years also when tariffs are low (Louw et al., 2008; van der Vleuten et al., 2007).”
Aggregate demand for electricity in South Africa: An analysis using the bounds testing approach to cointegration (2009, background): “While there are a few case studies specific to South Africa, the predominant focus has been on analysing electricity demand at the residential/household level (Louw et al., 2008; Ziramba, 2008).”