The African electricity deficit: Computing the minimum energy poverty line using field research in urban Nigeria

Building physics into the social: Enhancing the policy impact of energy studies and energy social science research

“…Of the 5 articles that make more than 20 mentions, only 2 mention more than one unit. As a validation of this method, a brief assessment of these top 5 mentioning articles [28][29][30][31][32] indicated that at least 4 of them represent the sort of research that is suggested here is needed (this is explored further below). Only Fattori et al [31] potentially falls outside of this group due to its focus on modelling: since modelling rests on available data and since available data is almost entirely from the standard techno-economic approach, it seems reasonable to argue that first we need more studies with new kinds of data before generating new models which help explain any observed patterns.…”

“…Chidebell-Emordi's [30] analysis of fuel poverty in Nigeria develops an approach that enables a context-specific measure of energy poverty based on the material configuration that supports common practices. This supported an analysis of the per capita energy consumption which is clearly move in the right direction in terms of generating units of analysis that bring social and human aspects of energy use to the fore.…”

The expanding horizon of renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa: Leading research in the social sciences

“…Eder et al found that people who were getting electricity for the first time did not understand how much electricity was required for different electrical appliances and would quickly purchase too many items, resulting in energy bills they could not afford to pay [19]. Chidebell-Emordi found that electricity bills did not reflect consumed electricity, and therefore are a poor measurement of needed capacity [18]. Haselip et al, found that entrepreneurs in Zambia and Tanzania, but not Ghana, did not trust banks [20].…”

“…Miller et al found that people were often not using their improved cookstoves due to several design flaws that suggest a lack of understanding of local habits; for example, they were not durable enough to handle large heavy meals [17]. Chidebell-Emordi found that a substantial majority of urban Nigerians bought high ticket items such as TVs, refrigerators, and generators [18]. Eder et al found that people who were getting electricity for the first time did not understand how much electricity was required for different electrical appliances and would quickly purchase too many items, resulting in energy bills they could not afford to pay [19].…”

Increasing household solar energy penetration through load partitioning based on quality of life: The case study of Nigeria

“…a situation where the well-being of large numbers of people especially in the developing countries are negatively affected by very low consumption of energy (Gonzalez-Eguino, 2015). The index of energy poverty can be determined to ascertain to what extent people lack access to energy (Chidebell-Emordi, 2015). Average Energy per capital E capital and average power per capital P capital are two of the indices by which energy poverty can be measured and they can be calculated as (1) and (2), respectively once the nation's total electric energy consumption and the population is known from available statistics.…”