Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review
Electricity propels economic development through improvement in the quality of life. Even though government's strategy to increase power generation and supply exists, Uganda experiences regular power outages and has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world. This study employs a syst...
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| author | Benard M. Wabukala Olvar Bergland Nichodemus Rudaheranwa Susan Watundu Muyiwa S. Adaramola Muhammed Ngoma Ambrose A. Rwaheru |
| author_facet | Benard M. Wabukala Olvar Bergland Nichodemus Rudaheranwa Susan Watundu Muyiwa S. Adaramola Muhammed Ngoma Ambrose A. Rwaheru |
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| description | Electricity propels economic development through improvement in the quality of life. Even though government's strategy to increase power generation and supply exists, Uganda experiences regular power outages and has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world. This study employs a systematic review approach and extends securitisation theory to the electricity sector to characterise electricity security and assess its barriers in Uganda. In this context, five dimensions of electricity security are identified and compared. Based on this set of dimensions, results show that Uganda is electricity “insecure.” Further, six (6) barriers to electricity security in Uganda are identified, and each of them is assessed as either existential, potential, or both. Thus, interventions that alleviate or mitigate these barriers can improve Uganda's electricity security. A quantitative empirical analysis using longitudinal data could offer superior evidence and conclusion on electricity security in Uganda. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-731086b36b484bd092a586e37d901a3b2022-12-22T04:19:45ZengElsevierEnergy Strategy Reviews2211-467X2022-11-0144100984Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A reviewBenard M. Wabukala0Olvar Bergland1Nichodemus Rudaheranwa2Susan Watundu3Muyiwa S. Adaramola4Muhammed Ngoma5Ambrose A. Rwaheru6Department of Economics. Makerere University Business School, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Business and Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, NorwayDepartment of Economics, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Management Science, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, UgandaFaculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway; Corresponding author.Makerere University Business School, Kampala, UgandaMakerere University Business School, Kampala, UgandaElectricity propels economic development through improvement in the quality of life. Even though government's strategy to increase power generation and supply exists, Uganda experiences regular power outages and has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world. This study employs a systematic review approach and extends securitisation theory to the electricity sector to characterise electricity security and assess its barriers in Uganda. In this context, five dimensions of electricity security are identified and compared. Based on this set of dimensions, results show that Uganda is electricity “insecure.” Further, six (6) barriers to electricity security in Uganda are identified, and each of them is assessed as either existential, potential, or both. Thus, interventions that alleviate or mitigate these barriers can improve Uganda's electricity security. A quantitative empirical analysis using longitudinal data could offer superior evidence and conclusion on electricity security in Uganda.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2200178XElectricity securitySecuritisation theorySystem reliabilityBarriersUganda |
| spellingShingle | Benard M. Wabukala Olvar Bergland Nichodemus Rudaheranwa Susan Watundu Muyiwa S. Adaramola Muhammed Ngoma Ambrose A. Rwaheru Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review Energy Strategy Reviews Electricity security Securitisation theory System reliability Barriers Uganda |
| title | Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review |
| title_full | Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review |
| title_fullStr | Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review |
| title_short | Unbundling barriers to electricity security in Uganda: A review |
| title_sort | unbundling barriers to electricity security in uganda a review |
| topic | Electricity security Securitisation theory System reliability Barriers Uganda |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X2200178X |
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