Meried Eshetie Woretaw
School of Economics, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2021 Nov 18;7(11):e08418. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08418. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Adequate, uninterrupted, and environment-friendly energy practices are indispensable for maintaining the quality environment and the health of the households in most developing countries, like Ethiopia. However, for the successful implementation of adequate energy options, the preferences of households should be taken into consideration. The main aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of rural household preferences in transitions from traditional to renewable energy sources and estimate the WTP for various energy alternatives. The study is based on the data collected in 2019 from 212 randomly drawn respondents living in the North Gondar zone. The key result from the descriptive statistics revealed that hydropower was the most preferred with the highest average WTP, 36.86 per month by households' followed by solar energy and transitional fuels. Therefore, the total average WTP of hydropower for the surveyed respondents becomes 93,771.86 per year in the study area. This considerable amount of money implies that households are willing to share the cost of providing renewable energy services. Results of the multinomial logit model revealed that the majority of the sampled households preferred and support the transition from conventional to cleaner energy sources. The results further indicated socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents such as age, family size; income, education, and credit facility were the determining factors of households' fuel choices to satisfy daily energy demand. In this study, an inconclusive result was investigated on the relationship between income and adoption of improved energy sources. Generally, the finding showed that analyzing households' preferences is very important to prioritize among alternatives for the implementation of good energy services. In closing, to achieve adequate energy options, it is recommended that any concerned body takes into account households' preferences and WTP for the successful implementation of sound energy use practices and creates opportunities that can facilitate the use and advancement of better energy options.
在大多数发展中国家，如埃塞俄比亚，充足、不间断且环保的能源使用方式对于维持优质环境和家庭健康不可或缺。然而，要成功实施合适的能源方案，应考虑家庭的偏好。本研究的主要目的是分析农村家庭从传统能源向可再生能源转型偏好的决定因素，并估算各种能源替代品的支付意愿。该研究基于2019年从北贡德尔地区随机抽取的212名受访者收集的数据。描述性统计的关键结果显示，水电是最受欢迎的，家庭平均每月支付意愿最高，为36.86，其次是太阳能和过渡性燃料。因此，在研究区域，受访家庭对水电的年平均总支付意愿为93,771.86。这笔可观的资金意味着家庭愿意分担提供可再生能源服务的成本。多项logit模型的结果显示，大多数抽样家庭倾向并支持从传统能源向清洁能源转型。结果还表明，受访者的社会经济特征，如年龄、家庭规模、收入、教育程度和信贷便利程度是家庭选择燃料以满足日常能源需求的决定因素。在本研究中，对收入与采用改良能源之间的关系进行了不确定的研究。总体而言，研究结果表明，分析家庭偏好对于在实施优质能源服务的替代方案中进行优先排序非常重要。最后，为了实现充足的能源选择，建议任何相关机构在成功实施合理的能源使用做法时考虑家庭偏好和支付意愿，并创造能够促进更好能源选择的使用和发展的机会。
