Energy Poverty and Its Implication on Standard of Living in Kirinyaga, Kenya
By C. Njiru, S. Letema. Journal of Energy, 2018
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Energy poverty affects physical health, well-being, and ability to prosper. A large proportion of Kenyan population lack access to electricity because they are located far from the national grid where it is uneconomical to extend electricity. This paper assesses energy poverty situation in Kirinyaga and reviews its implication on standard of living. Kirinyaga is a rural county with the main economic activity being agriculture and a few agroprocessing factories. Most rural households in Kirinyaga rely on fuel wood to meet their basic energy requirements and lack access to electricity. Tea factories and educational institutions rely on fuel wood to minimize cost of electricity. Kirinyaga residents, therefore, experience energy poverty as indicated by low electricity access and reliance on traditional cooking fuels. Energy poverty in Kirinyaga has negative impact on indicators of standards of living, calorific intake, life expectancy, and literacy levels.
Subfields: Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Pollution, Safety Research
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- Energy poverty and public health: Global evidence (2021, background): “…defined energy poverty in terms of access to energy services, highlighting that without access to modern energy, households will depend on traditional biomass resources, such as animal dung, crop residues and wood (Avila et al., 2017; Bazilian et al., 2010; Li et al., 2014; Njiru and Letema, 2018).”