Since the start of sharp electricity tariff increases in 2008, South African household demand for electricity has not … been significantly affected. However, the combination of economic realities and ongoing electricity tariff increases will … eventually compel households to reduce their electricity usage. This research explores the ability of South African households to …

This paper situates South Africa's new renewable energy sector within the context of the country's electricity system … and in turn its unique political economy. I chart major developments in the country’s energy policy and governance since … the end of apartheid and show how electricity policy is determined by economic, political, and technological factors. I …

Large hydropower dams are at the centre of a debate weighing the value and costs of renewable energy against the risks …

-constructed energy vulnerability index in a flexible empirical framework to examine the effect of the electricity crises on manufacturing …South Africa's current electricity crises have worsened, placing the country on an uncertain and turbulent economic … for the period between 1993 and 2021 to develop a sub-sector energy vulnerability index. Second, we employ the self …

Frequent electricity outages threaten to impede the benefits of expanded access achieved by many developing countries … effects. This paper merges labour force survey microdata with high-frequency electricity supply and demand data to provide the …

This paper provides an overview of the energy transition in Asia. It sets out the underlying drivers and how these set … energy transition priorities in China, India, and South East Asia. It particularly describes the role of (liquefied) natural … gas in the growing energy demand and changing energy mix. A comparison is then made for each of the three regions on how …

unemployment, poverty, and inequality in South Africa, there are concerns that a rapid transition to a low-carbon energy system … Project, and analyses the impacts on the energy system and the economy of an increase in ambition, in order to shed light on …

The global transition towards sustainable, secure, and affordable electricity supply is driving changes in the … consumption, production, and transportation of electricity. This paper shows the different policy aims that are promoted with … improvements in reliability and affordability yielded by smart grids, while sustainability of the electricity sector is not a …

renewable promotion scenario increases the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix. The demand- and supply …This paper develops a scenario-based model to identify and provide an array of electricity demand in Africa, and to … methodology developed by Schwartz in the context of the energy-economic modeling platform 'Long-range Energy Alternative Planning …

on the effects of the rapidly rising electricity tariffs. The issue of tariff increases has now become even more critical …-based electricity. There have been some South African studies that have attempted to estimate the price elasticity of electricity demand … individual firms and their decisions to invest in their own generation, and the longer-run impacts on electricity demand. This …