Determinants of butane gas use by households in Burkina Faso: the role of road access

IF 9.3 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Energy Policy Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-24 DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115197

Moulirou Belem , Tibi Didier Zoungrana

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Abstract

This article aims to show the effect of road infrastructure on the use of butane gas by households in Burkina Faso, based on data from a survey on household living conditions conducted in 2021 by the INSD. To achieve this objective, the ordered logit model and the PSM method are used. The results show that access to road infrastructure increases the likelihood of households using butane gas as their primary or combined fuel source. In addition, income, price, household size, level of education, place of residence, access to electricity and the internet, and ownership of a stove have a significant impact on the likelihood of using butane gas. The results show that households that combine butane gas with other fuels and those that use it exclusively are willing to pay 495.83 CFA francs and 498.26 CFA francs per kilogram of butane gas, respectively. In terms of implications, the Burkinabe government should prioritize the targeted development of secondary road infrastructure and establish a system of targeted subsidies for low-income and rural households.

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布基纳法索家庭使用丁烷气的决定因素：道路通道的作用

本文旨在根据INSD在2021年进行的家庭生活条件调查的数据，展示道路基础设施对布基纳法索家庭使用丁烷气的影响。为了实现这一目标，使用了有序logit模型和PSM方法。结果表明，道路基础设施的使用增加了家庭使用丁烷气作为主要或联合燃料来源的可能性。此外，收入、价格、家庭规模、教育水平、居住地、是否有电力和互联网以及是否拥有炉灶都对使用丁烷气体的可能性产生重大影响。结果表明，将丁烷气与其他燃料混合使用的家庭和专门使用丁烷气的家庭分别愿意为每公斤丁烷气支付495.83非洲法郎和498.26非洲法郎。从影响上看，布基纳法索政府应优先发展二级道路基础设施，并建立针对低收入和农村家庭的定向补贴制度。

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Energy Policy 管理科学-环境科学

CiteScore

17.30

自引率

5.60%

发文量

540

审稿时长

7.9 months

期刊介绍： Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy conversion, distribution and use as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to climate change mitigation. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques. Energy policy is closely related to climate change policy because totalled worldwide the energy sector emits more greenhouse gas than other sectors.