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dc.contributor.authorLay, Jannen
dc.contributor.authorOndraczek, Janoschen
dc.contributor.authorStoever, Janaen
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-12-
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-25T11:38:00Z-
dc.date.available2012-07-25T11:38:00Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/60108-
dc.description.abstractWe study the determinants of households' choices of lighting fuels in Kenya, including the option of using solar home systems (SHSs). The paper adds new evidence on the factors that influence the introduction and adoption of decentralized and less carbon-intensive energy sources in developing countries. We capitalize on a unique representative survey on energy use and sources from Kenya, one of the few relatively well-established SHSs markets in the world. Our results reveal some very interesting patterns in the fuel transition in the context of lighting-fuel choices. While we find clear evidence for a crosssectional energy ladder, the income threshold for modern fuel use - including solar energy use - is very high. Income and education turn out to be key determinants of SHSs adoption, but we also find a very pronounced effect of SHSs clustering. In addition, we do not find a negative correlation between grid access and SHSs use.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aGerman Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) |cHamburgen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aGIGA Working Papers |x198en
dc.subject.jelD12en
dc.subject.jelO12en
dc.subject.jelQ42en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordrenewable energyen
dc.subject.keywordhousehold fuel choiceen
dc.subject.keywordlighting-fuel choiceen
dc.subject.keywordsolar power useen
dc.subject.keywordsolar home systemsen
dc.subject.keywordKenyaen
dc.subject.keywordenergy ladderen
dc.subject.keywordKIHBSen
dc.subject.stwFörderung regenerativer Energienen
dc.subject.stwSonnenenergieen
dc.subject.stwEnergieversorgungen
dc.subject.stwEnergiekonsumen
dc.subject.stwPrivater Haushalten
dc.subject.stwKeniaen
dc.titleRenewables in the Energy Transition: Evidence on Solar Home Systems and Lighting-Fuel Choice in Kenya-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn71927947Xen
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:gigawp:198-

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