Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPrasad, G
dc.contributor.authorDieden, S
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-05T08:49:01Z
dc.date.available2016-02-05T08:49:01Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2016-02-03T08:20:18Z
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa increased its electrification coverage from 36% to over 70% in the last 12 years. Predominantly poor areas, to which service provision was neglected in the past, got access to electricity. The socio-political benefits of the national electrification programme are documented, but the economic benefits which are generally assumed have not yet been analysed in detail. This paper explores how far existing surveys provide data on the impact of electrification on the uptake of small and medium enterprises or self-employment among households. We analyse nationwide household survey data from 1995 to 2004. Variation in electrification rates among households seems correlated with SMME uptake, but the nature of the association varies across regions and appears to display differing trends over time. A trend of positive correlation of SMMEs and electricity access in poor rural areas does seem apparent.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPrasad, G., & Dieden, S. (2007). Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa. <i>http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/07Prasad-Dieden%20SMMEs.pdf</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16803en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPrasad, G, and S Dieden "Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa." <i>http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/07Prasad-Dieden%20SMMEs.pdf</i> (2007) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16803en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPrasad, G. & Dieden, S. (2007) Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa, International Conference on the Domestic Use of Energy, Cape Town 11 April 2007.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Prasad, G AU - Dieden, S AB - South Africa increased its electrification coverage from 36% to over 70% in the last 12 years. Predominantly poor areas, to which service provision was neglected in the past, got access to electricity. The socio-political benefits of the national electrification programme are documented, but the economic benefits which are generally assumed have not yet been analysed in detail. This paper explores how far existing surveys provide data on the impact of electrification on the uptake of small and medium enterprises or self-employment among households. We analyse nationwide household survey data from 1995 to 2004. Variation in electrification rates among households seems correlated with SMME uptake, but the nature of the association varies across regions and appears to display differing trends over time. A trend of positive correlation of SMMEs and electricity access in poor rural areas does seem apparent. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/07Prasad-Dieden%20SMMEs.pdf LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa TI - Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16803 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/16803
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPrasad G, Dieden S. Does access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africa. http://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/07Prasad-Dieden%20SMMEs.pdf. 2007; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16803.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherEnergy Research Centre, University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourcehttp://www.erc.uct.ac.za/Research/publications/07Prasad-Dieden%20SMMEs.pdfen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSustainable development
dc.subject.otherElectrification
dc.titleDoes access to electricity enable the uptake of small and medium enterprises in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsaccess to electricityen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsSmall to medium enterprisesen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordssouth africaen_ZA
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