Spatial variation of household energy consumption across counties in Kenya

ABSTRACT

Kenya has reported a trajectory of success towards universal access to sustainable and modern energy sources over the past years. However, the discussion on the spatial variations of energy consumption is limited especially, at the disaggregated level. The study seeks to analyse the spatial variations of energy consumption across counties. Energy consumption for clean and non-clean energy sources varies significantly across counties. The spatial variations are linked to specific county-level attributes such as the population density, urban/ rural status, energy infrastructure, fuel resources availability, and climatic factors. Therefore, the universal transition to clean energy sources will require location-specific policy interventions.

KEYWORDS:

• Kenya
• county
• energy transition
• spatial variation
• energy consumption
• energy sources

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Notes

1. The high values are not necessarily ‘high’ in absolute value, but they are the high values from the dataset.

2. The low values are not necessarily ‘low’ in absolute value, but they are the low values from the dataset.

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Charity Kageni Mbaka

Charity Kageni Mbaka is a Policy Analyst at the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA). Her research work and policy analysis focuses on Integrated Energy Planning and defining transition strategies toward sustainable development.