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- ItemOpen AccessDomestic energy use database for integrated energy planning(1998) Afrane-Okese, Yaw; Eberhard, Anton AOne of the legacies of the apartheid policies in South Africa has been·the huge gap between rich and poor households in terms of their access to basic energy services. This study explores the essence of shifting from· supply-driven approach to an integrated framework in energy planning order to evolve policies that match national goals and objectives with the energy needs of the low-income households. The principles of Integrated Energy Planning (IEP) are outline for the household sector and the development of an energy database is identified as one of the important processes required in IEP. The design of the database is practically demonstrated by capturing existing secondary and primary data on energy use in low-income households in South Africa. The user-interface and on-line data analysis of the database are also illustrated. Furthermore, the data has been extensively analysed to show the factors that influence energy demand in the low-income households and how these factors may interact with one another. In·addition, energy grid-use data·has been aggregated from the· database as input into an energy modelling computer programme for estimating energy demand projections for low-income households. These energy demand projections are based on 'energy scenarios which investigate alternate energy supply options. Thus the study illustrates how energy use data can be organised into a tool for informing policy formulation. Bibliography: p. 154-156.
- ItemOpen AccessEnergy poverty in South Africa: widening access to basic energy services(1993) van Horen, Clive; Afrane-Okese, Yaw; Eberhard, Anton; Trollip, Hilton; Williams, AnthonyThis report contains a description and analysis of the current energy consumption patterns of poor households in South Africa, and proposes a range of policies which can improve significantly the access of the poor to adequate and affordable energy services. It draws on the work of the Energy Policy Research and Training Project, a two-year policy research project involving some twenty person-years of effort, being conducted at the Energy for Development Research Centre (EDRC).
- ItemOpen AccessFuelwood use patterns and future strategies in urban Botswana(2001) Afrane-Okese, Yaw; Borchers, Mark; Motoma, Lesego; Wamunyoka, Njeri
- ItemOpen AccessMacro economic reforms and sustainable development in Southern Africa. Report 5: Electricity production(1999) Spalding-Feeher, Randall; Afrane-Okese, Yaw; Matibe, David K; Eberhard, Rolfe; Davis, Mark; Barberton, Conrad
- ItemOpen AccessNational domestic energy use database as a tool for integrated energy planning(1999) Afrane-Okese, Yaw
- ItemOpen AccessNational electrification programme evaluations: Summary report(2001) Borchers, Mark; Qas, Nomawethu; Guant, Trevor; Mavhungu, Justice; Winkler, Harald; Afrane-Okese, Yaw; Thom, Cecile
- ItemOpen AccessNeeds-based impact assessment of non-grid rural electrification : a case of Eastern Cape(2003) Mohlakoana, Nthabiseng; Afrane-Okese, YawThis thesis explores issues of electrification in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape. First the set of issues explored are the rural areas electrification and general development background issues, taking the electrification from the early 1990s as the point of departure. Non-grid electrified, grid-electrified and non-electrified households in six Eastern Cape province areas were interviewed to gather information on their energy consumption. The research was undertaken to explore households' energy uses and to measure the impacts of having both grid and non-grid electricity. Socio-economic backgrounds of researched households are analysed to explore their contribution and influence to the types of energy sources used by households. By exploring socioeconomic backgrounds, a picture is given of conditions that drive rural households to use different types of energy. By comparing the electrified and non-electrified households. the thesis explores and explains how the transition and switching from one fuel to the other is made within these households. Lastly, there is also an analysis of the way different electricity supply options used in the rural areas affect the way people use energy. This includes discussion as to whether different electricity supply options are accepted better than others and the reasons for this. The conclusions drawn from the research done for this thesis shows that energy is a key component of rural development, yet energy demand (in terms of electricity use) in rural areas is low due to their underdeveloped nature. Even if modem energy is delivered to rural poor, households are often faced with very restricted income which severely limits energy use especially for thermal applications. These problems have to be addressed as a whole. In order to satisfy needs of people in rural areas. the provision of electricity, either grid or off-grid must hand in hand with integrated local development through which poverty as a whole may be addressed.
- ItemOpen AccessA proposed methodology for the gathering and dissemination of household energy information in South Africa(2002) Visagie, Eugene Fultner; Afrane-Okese, YawThe aim of this study was to develop a methodology that would cost-effectively supply reliable and up-to-date household energy information that can be utilised by energy policy-making and planning. One of the most serious constraints faced by energy planners and policy makers in developing countries is the absence of a systematic, comprehensive and structured household energy information system. A system of this nature, which requires regular updating, is a prerequisite for meeting the challenge of poverty alleviation. During the apartheid era, the only available household energy information was that of commercial fuels (oil. gas. coal and electricity), used mostly by industrial and commercial sectors and Whites households. The majority of Black households used traditional fuels (fuel-wood, paraffin etc.) for which no information was available. The present government has also not managed to devote adequate resources to this gap in data gathering and analysis, the important first step in developing energy policies and strategies. This thesis is an attempt to address this shortcoming, effectively by proposing that high school learners be engaged in household energy data gathering and dissemination with the objective of supplying reliable information cost-effectively for energy planning and policy-making. However, this study has also shown that this is only possible if preceded by a programme of energy education. The reasons for which energy education must be integrated with the school curriculum have been explored in the thesis. As a result of this research reliable, up-to-date household energy information was gathered cost-effectively. Learners benefited educationally and this in turn would equip them to make more rational decisions about energy production and usage in the future. Information gathered and knowledge about this methodology should be conveyed to local authorities, regional and national governments through appropriate structures in order to explore the potential of its extension to a larger scale implementation.