RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: A Disaggregated Analysis
- Uche Abamba Osakede
- Oluwayemisi Kadijat Adeleke
- Romanus Osabohien
- Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan
- ( paper pages. 481 - 503 )
Abstract
This study examined the effect of total renewable
energy (RENG) consumption and
specific forms of RENG, mainly renewable electricity and access to clean
fuels and cooking technologies, on the human development index (HDI) in Africa
over the period 2011-2023. The results are shown using the System Generalised
Method of Moments (SGMM) to account for endogeneity concerns and the
Prais-Winsten Panel corrected standard error for a robustness check of the
estimates. Findings show a
negative effect of total RENG consumption on HDI. Renewable electricity had no
significant effect on HDI. The results reveal a significant positive effect of access to clean
fuels and technology (ACFT) on HDI. Based on the findings of the study, efforts
that promote ACFT will induce significant progress in reaching higher HDI
values in Africa and this should be a key focus of policy initiatives in the
region.
Citation
Uche Abamba Osakede, Oluwayemisi Kadijat Adeleke, Romanus Osabohien, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan.
2024.
"RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: A Disaggregated Analysis"
The Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies,
66 (3): 481 - 503.
JEL Classification
O15, Q43