Narrowing the urban-rural electricity gap in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does equal distribution of political power matter?

Q1 Social Sciences

Electricity Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI:10.1016/j.tej.2025.107485

Issa Dianda , Djakaria Tou , Patrice Rélouendé Zidouemba

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Abstract

This paper examines how the distribution of political power affects rural electrification and the urban-rural electricity access gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using panel data for 45 countries from 2000 to 2022, we apply instrumental variable quantile regression (IVQR) to capture heterogeneous effects across the distribution of electricity outcomes. Results show that more equitable political power—across rural-urban lines, gender, socioeconomic status and social groups—significantly improves rural electrification and reduces electricity inequality. These findings are robust to alternative estimation techniques and highlight the role of political inclusion in promoting energy equity. They underscore the need for institutional reforms to ensure balanced representation in energy policymaking.

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缩小撒哈拉以南非洲的城乡电力差距：政治权力的平等分配重要吗？

本文研究了政治权力分配如何影响撒哈拉以南非洲的农村电气化和城乡电力获取差距。利用2000年至2022年45个国家的面板数据，我们应用工具变量分位数回归（IVQR）来捕捉电力结果分布中的异质效应。结果表明，在城乡线路、性别、社会经济地位和社会群体之间，更公平的政治权力显著改善了农村电气化，减少了电力不平等。这些发现对于替代估算技术是稳健的，并突出了政治包容在促进能源公平中的作用。它们强调需要进行体制改革，以确保能源决策中的均衡代表权。

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Electricity Journal Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management

CiteScore

5.80

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0.00%

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审稿时长

31 days

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