Non-Economic Determinants of Energy Use in Rural Areas of South Africa

Technical Report · Mon Mar 29 04:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6706· OSTI ID:6706

Annecke, W ^[1]

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1. Energy and Development Research Center, University of Cape Town, South Africa

This project will begin to determine the forces and dimensions in rural energy-use patterns and begin to address policy and implementation needs for the future. This entails: Forecasting the social and economic benefits that electrification is assumed to deliver regarding education and women's lives; Assessing negative perceptions of users, which have been established through the slow uptake of electricity; Making recommendations as to how these perceptions could be addressed in policy development and in the continuing electrification program; Making recommendations to policy makers on how to support and make optimal use of current energy-use practices where these are socio-economically sound; Identifying misinformation and wasteful practices; and Other recommendations, which will significantly improve the success of the rural electrification program in a socio-economically sound manner, as identified in the course of the work.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 6706
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-620-25868; ON: DE00006706
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
DIMENSIONS
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION
ELECTRICITY
FORECASTING
IMPLEMENTATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
RURAL AREAS
SOUTH AFRICA