Influence of Technological Innovation on Regional Green Development Efficiency
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
Pages:
1-12
Received:
5 September 2021
Accepted:
12 October 2021
Published:
8 January 2022
Abstract: Under the background of Green Development, the function direction of technological innovation to green development efficiency, which includes economy, resources and environment, needs to be observed by demonstration. In this paper, the green development efficiency of 30 provinces (cities and districts) in China from 2004 to 2017 is measured and its intertemporal changes, regional differences of green development efficiency are analyzed by using the super efficiency SBM model, further through theoretical analysis and empirical study, the influence of technological innovation on regional green development efficiency and its impact mechanism are investigated. The influence mechanisms of the technological innovation on green development efficiency are clarified and empirically tested by spatial econometric models from the perspectives of the growth sources and quantitative analysis. The results show that during the observation period, the green development efficiency in China exhibits a U-shaped variation, but there are huge regional differences with the obvious polarization in Eastern and Midwestern regions, and that technological innovation has some effect in promoting the region green development efficiency, but not significant enough, which are heterogeneous according to the time periods and regions.
Abstract: Under the background of Green Development, the function direction of technological innovation to green development efficiency, which includes economy, resources and environment, needs to be observed by demonstration. In this paper, the green development efficiency of 30 provinces (cities and districts) in China from 2004 to 2017 is measured and its...
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Simulating Zonal Pricing in East African Electricity Markets
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
Pages:
13-23
Received:
23 December 2021
Accepted:
12 January 2022
Published:
20 January 2022
Abstract: The East African electricity markets are due to fully couple and embrace short term trading. Traditionally, excess generation in any country has to be bilaterally traded or delayed signing Power Purchase Agreements to avoid capacity charges. However, in recent years, with increased pressure to increase energy access in the region, the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) has been established to introduce robust bilateral and short-term markets. Price signals are critical to determining investment levels in a competitive electricity market. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the feasibility of bidding zones using clustering methodology in selected East African Countries. This paper simulates a zonal wholesale market with optimal power flow and k-means clustering theory to identify optimal bidding zones strategies and determine Nash-equilibrium prices. The results indicate that when the markets engage in the wholesale markets with planned transmission investment, the configuration of three optimal zones induces the highest welfare level. Therefore, this research informs the Eastern Africa and the African Union energy policy debate on the African Single Electricity Market and the Eastern Africa Power Pool electricity market dilemma.
Abstract: The East African electricity markets are due to fully couple and embrace short term trading. Traditionally, excess generation in any country has to be bilaterally traded or delayed signing Power Purchase Agreements to avoid capacity charges. However, in recent years, with increased pressure to increase energy access in the region, the Eastern Afric...
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Impact of Rural Electrification on Ugandan Women Empowerment: Evidence from Micro-data
Niyonshuti Emmanuel,
Kwitonda Japhet
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
Pages:
24-31
Received:
3 April 2021
Accepted:
16 April 2021
Published:
24 January 2022
Abstract: Access to electricity has been revealed to fast-track occasions for women by moving them into more profitable exercises, however whether development in financial results likewise norms from change gender standards and practices inside the family unit stays indistinct. This study analyses the linkages between electricity access and women strengthening, utilizing two waves 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 panel data from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBS). Based on Fixed Effect models, the study revealed that electricity access improves all indicators of women’s strengthening. The results showed that income and assets values are higher in Electricity users compared to Household with no access to electricity, the total hours used up in those home-based accomplishments are less for Electricity users compare to electricity non-users and electricity users are more likely to use contraception methods. This study suggests that electric energy access can be a significant for policy makers aimed improving the equity and gender equality for social transformation.
Abstract: Access to electricity has been revealed to fast-track occasions for women by moving them into more profitable exercises, however whether development in financial results likewise norms from change gender standards and practices inside the family unit stays indistinct. This study analyses the linkages between electricity access and women strengtheni...
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