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Twenty researchers from the Global South who obtained their doctor’s degree five years ago or less are participating in the EfD’s Early Career Fellowship program. The purpose of the program is to…

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SETI 2022 Anual Workshop - Virtual Sessions

Dear All: We are pleased to announce that the virtual sessions of the Seventh Annual Workshop of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) will take place on June 23-24, 2022 (09:00 am - 12…

Date: Thursday 23 June — Friday 24 June, 2022
Location: Virtual
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Grid electrification should be combined with complementary infrastructure for greater social and economic benefits

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:
Kilimani, Nicholas
Bbaale, Edward

Key findings:

While electricity is a key to economic development, nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity.

This study analyses the socioeconomic benefits of electrification in Uganda.

The findings show that grid connectivity increases the number of work hours, female employment, household expenditure (meaning that the household is able to buy more of the goods that it needs), and key educational outcomes. 

Furthermore, the benefits from grid connectivity increase with time.

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Unmasking the mystery of the varying benefits from electrification

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

The evidence demonstrating the welfare impacts of electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa remains weak and inconsistent, leading some to assert that emphasis on access, in and of itself, is misplaced and that more should be done to identify the complementary conditions that are needed to deliver the anticipated economic growth and improved welfare outcomes. This project seeks to contribute to this debate, by focusing on the impacts of Uganda’s electrification efforts.

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