Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi

Spatial difference-in-differences analysis is used to study the impacts of a large-scale development intervention aimed at improving energy efficiency in Malawi. The estimation strategy takes advantage of the geographical variation in the...

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Main Authors:	Naeher, Dominik, Narayanan, Raghavan, Ziulu, Virginia
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2021
Subjects:	ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT ENERGY DEMAND ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/360541636133634224/Impacts-of-Energy-Efficiency-Projects-in-Developing-Countries-Evidence-from-a-Spatial-Difference-in-Differences-Analysis-in-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36554

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spelling	okr-10986-365542021-11-13T05:10:43Z Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi Naeher, Dominik Narayanan, Raghavan Ziulu, Virginia ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT ENERGY DEMAND ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY Spatial difference-in-differences analysis is used to study the impacts of a large-scale development intervention aimed at improving energy efficiency in Malawi. The estimation strategy takes advantage of the geographical variation in the implementation of different project components and is based on a combination of remote-sensing (satellite) data and national household survey data. The results suggest that a combination of demand-side and supply-side interventions was associated with a statistically significant increase in electricity access, a decrease in the frequency of blackouts, and a switch from traditional fuels to electricity as the main source of energy for lighting (but not for cooking). At the same time, there is no evidence that the intervention caused households to pay more for electricity. The results are consistent with an emerging view in the literature that there are synergies between energy efficiency and energy access, especially in places where the bottleneck to wider electricity access is limited electricity generation capacity rather than the cost of connecting more clients to the grid. 2021-11-12T20:05:03Z 2021-11-12T20:05:03Z 2021-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/360541636133634224/Impacts-of-Energy-Efficiency-Projects-in-Developing-Countries-Evidence-from-a-Spatial-Difference-in-Differences-Analysis-in-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36554 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9842 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Malawi
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spellingShingle	ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT ENERGY DEMAND ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY Naeher, Dominik Narayanan, Raghavan Ziulu, Virginia Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi
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description	Spatial difference-in-differences analysis is used to study the impacts of a large-scale development intervention aimed at improving energy efficiency in Malawi. The estimation strategy takes advantage of the geographical variation in the implementation of different project components and is based on a combination of remote-sensing (satellite) data and national household survey data. The results suggest that a combination of demand-side and supply-side interventions was associated with a statistically significant increase in electricity access, a decrease in the frequency of blackouts, and a switch from traditional fuels to electricity as the main source of energy for lighting (but not for cooking). At the same time, there is no evidence that the intervention caused households to pay more for electricity. The results are consistent with an emerging view in the literature that there are synergies between energy efficiency and energy access, especially in places where the bottleneck to wider electricity access is limited electricity generation capacity rather than the cost of connecting more clients to the grid.
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author	Naeher, Dominik Narayanan, Raghavan Ziulu, Virginia
author_facet	Naeher, Dominik Narayanan, Raghavan Ziulu, Virginia
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title	Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi
title_short	Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi
title_full	Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi
title_fullStr	Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi
title_full_unstemmed	Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi
title_sort	impacts of energy efficiency projects in developing countries : evidence from a spatial difference-in-differences analysis in malawi
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/360541636133634224/Impacts-of-Energy-Efficiency-Projects-in-Developing-Countries-Evidence-from-a-Spatial-Difference-in-Differences-Analysis-in-Malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36554
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Impacts of Energy Efficiency Projects in Developing Countries : Evidence from a Spatial Difference-in-Differences Analysis in Malawi

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