Intersectionality of access and use of clean energy consumption among persons with disability in Ghana

IF 1.7 Q2 GEOGRAPHY

Regional Science Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1016/j.rspp.2025.100175

Clement Oteng , Pius Gamette

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Abstract

This study addresses a crucial gap by adopting an intersectionality framework to investigate the intricate relationship between clean energy access and consumption among Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Ghana. We use the Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) data conducted by the Ghana Statistical Services in 2023. Our probit estimation indicates that PWDs in the Western and Greater Accra regions are 0.264 and 0.282 less likely to access electricity respectively compared to those with no disability type living in the Greater Accra Region. PWDs living in the Central and Greater Accra regions pay 0.061 more and 0.051 less respectively for consuming electricity than persons with no disability type living in the Greater Accra region. Additionally, PWDs living in the Western, Central, Volta, Eastern and Ashanti regions have 1.090, 0.537, 1.207, 0.653 and 0.293 lower probabilities of access to clean cooking fuels respectively compared to persons with no disability type living in the Greater Accra Region. The results are more definite among those who have challenges with communication, hearing, and sight. We recommend that clean energy policy designs must include and involve PWDs.

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Regional Science Policy and Practice GEOGRAPHY-

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期刊介绍： Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP) is the official policy and practitioner orientated journal of the Regional Science Association International. It is an international journal that publishes high quality papers in applied regional science that explore policy and practice issues in regional and local development. It welcomes papers from a range of academic disciplines and practitioners including planning, public policy, geography, economics and environmental science and related fields. Papers should address the interface between academic debates and policy development and application. RSPP provides an opportunity for academics and policy makers to develop a dialogue to identify and explore many of the challenges facing local and regional economies.