Household Energy Fuel Choice in Nigeria Residential Urban Area
In most Nigerian cities, there have been an increased number of trading in charcoals, firewood, and sawdust. Yet, the fast citing of cooking gas refilling stations in these areas requires much to be studied since their increasing number suggests great demand for cooking gas. The knowledge of the dif...
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| author | O. J. Ubani, A. Okosun, G. Chukwurah and Ivo Henry |
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| description | In most Nigerian cities, there have been an increased number of trading in charcoals, firewood, and sawdust. Yet, the fast citing of cooking gas refilling stations in these areas requires much to be studied since their increasing number suggests great demand for cooking gas. The knowledge of the different household fuel choices and the drivers of this choice was lacking in Nigerian cities, thus the inability of energy policymakers to predict and plan household fuel agenda in Nigeria. The thrust of this paper was to analyze the household energy fuel choice and the pattern of consumption as well as analyze the household socioeconomic factors that influenced the fuel choice in the Abakaliki urban area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Stratified and simple random sampling was adopted in the study. Regression was used to consider the relationship between energy fuel choice and household socioeconomic factors. It was revealed that there was a mixture of traditional and modern energy fuel choices in the study area, with the modern energy fuel choices (gas and electricity) having higher patronage. There was a significant relationship between energy fuel choice and household socioeconomic factors. It was recommended, among others, that a clear energy fuel policy that will adopt the identified explorable household socioeconomic factors that influence the choice of energy fuel be developed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92ba0872663543c4bc6dfdd600aa18342023-12-08T06:14:22ZengTechnoscience PublicationsNature Environment and Pollution Technology0972-62682395-34542023-12-012242163217110.46488/NEPT.2023.v22i04.042Household Energy Fuel Choice in Nigeria Residential Urban AreaO. J. Ubani, A. Okosun, G. Chukwurah and Ivo HenryIn most Nigerian cities, there have been an increased number of trading in charcoals, firewood, and sawdust. Yet, the fast citing of cooking gas refilling stations in these areas requires much to be studied since their increasing number suggests great demand for cooking gas. The knowledge of the different household fuel choices and the drivers of this choice was lacking in Nigerian cities, thus the inability of energy policymakers to predict and plan household fuel agenda in Nigeria. The thrust of this paper was to analyze the household energy fuel choice and the pattern of consumption as well as analyze the household socioeconomic factors that influenced the fuel choice in the Abakaliki urban area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Stratified and simple random sampling was adopted in the study. Regression was used to consider the relationship between energy fuel choice and household socioeconomic factors. It was revealed that there was a mixture of traditional and modern energy fuel choices in the study area, with the modern energy fuel choices (gas and electricity) having higher patronage. There was a significant relationship between energy fuel choice and household socioeconomic factors. It was recommended, among others, that a clear energy fuel policy that will adopt the identified explorable household socioeconomic factors that influence the choice of energy fuel be developed.https://neptjournal.com/upload-images/(42)D-1524.pdfhousehold energy fuel, consumption, urban area |
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| title | Household Energy Fuel Choice in Nigeria Residential Urban Area |
| title_full | Household Energy Fuel Choice in Nigeria Residential Urban Area |
| title_fullStr | Household Energy Fuel Choice in Nigeria Residential Urban Area |
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| title_short | Household Energy Fuel Choice in Nigeria Residential Urban Area |
| title_sort | household energy fuel choice in nigeria residential urban area |
| topic | household energy fuel, consumption, urban area |
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