The transition to renewable energies in Tunisia: The asymmetric impacts of technological innovation, government stability, and democracy

Saadaoui, Haifa; Omri, Emna; Chtourou, Nouri

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2024.130686

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“…The extant literature has attempted to examine the possibility of substituting non-renewable energy sources with renewable energy sources, with mixed results. For instance, while [13][14][15][16][44][45][46][65][66][67][68][69][70] have documented instances where NRE was substituted for RE in different economies using different methods, [12,[71][72][73][74] have noted that substitutability does not exist among the two classes of energy, as they are often complementary to each other. The variation in the results of these studies could be due to methodology.…”

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“…The variation in the results of these studies could be due to methodology. For instance, the authors of [69] employed a non-linear autoregressive distributed lag and spectral causality model to analyse data sourced from 1984 to 2020 and documented the positive/negative shock on fossil fuel consumption decreases/increases in renewable energy consumption, suggesting a substitutional effect. Ref.…”

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Pathway to a Sustainable Energy Economy: Determinants of Electricity Infrastructure in Nigeria

Tabash,

Oseni,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

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This study examines the link between energy (using electricity generation as a proxy) and sustainable economic growth alongside the mediating role of salient socio-political factors, such as education, life expectancy, government effectiveness, and governance structure, among others, based on data about the Nigerian economy from 1980 to 2022. We employed a battery of econometric techniques, ranging from unit root tests to autoregressive distributed lag bound tests for cointegration and a modified version of the Granger causality test proposed by Dumitrescu and Hurlin. We also employed general-to-specific estimation techniques to examine the possibility of substituting renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Our results suggest a bi-directional Granger causality between electricity generation and sustainable economic growth. This supports the validity of the feedback hypothesis, suggesting that electricity and sustainable economic growth are interdependent. Our results further revealed that socio-political factors significantly impact electricity generation. The results of our general-to-specific estimation techniques suggest that no possibility of substitution exists between the two main energy sources in Nigeria. This has some key policy implications.

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