Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan
In Pakistan, data for household electricity consumption are available in the form of monthly electricity bills only, and, therefore, are not helpful in establishing appliance-wise consumption. Further, it does not help in establishing the relationship among the household electricity consumption and...
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| author | Khuram Pervez Amber Rizwan Ahmad Mina Farmanbar Muhammad Anser Bashir Sajid Mehmood Muhammad Sajid Khan Muhammad Umer Saeed |
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| description | In Pakistan, data for household electricity consumption are available in the form of monthly electricity bills only, and, therefore, are not helpful in establishing appliance-wise consumption. Further, it does not help in establishing the relationship among the household electricity consumption and various driving factors. This study aimed to unlock the household electricity consumption in Pakistan by analyzing electricity bills and investigating the impact of various socioeconomic, demographic, and dwelling parameters and usage of different appliances. The methodology adopted in this study was survey-based data collection of the residential sector. For this purpose, data were collected from 523 dwellings through surveys and interviews in Mirpur city. The results of the data analysis revealed that the average household electricity consumption is 2469 kWh/year with an average family size of seven and an average floor area of 78.91 m<sup>2</sup>. Based on possession of various appliances, the households were categorized into four types and their consumption patterns were established and compared. Air Conditioned (AC) houses consume 44% more electricity compared to the non-AC houses, whereas an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) consumes electricity equivalent to an AC. The research findings are useful for policy makers and building designers and are discussed in the conclusion section. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d05b82759a3541a6a2fdc8f22e73f9002023-11-22T22:40:23ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092021-11-01111156610.3390/buildings11110566Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in PakistanKhuram Pervez Amber0Rizwan Ahmad1Mina Farmanbar2Muhammad Anser Bashir3Sajid Mehmood4Muhammad Sajid Khan5Muhammad Umer Saeed6Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur AJK 10250, PakistanSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, NorwayDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur AJK 10250, PakistanSchool of Engineering, Institute for Energy Systems, University of Edinburgh, Colin Maclaurin Road, Edinburgh EH9 3DW, UKInstitute of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur AJK 10250, PakistanIn Pakistan, data for household electricity consumption are available in the form of monthly electricity bills only, and, therefore, are not helpful in establishing appliance-wise consumption. Further, it does not help in establishing the relationship among the household electricity consumption and various driving factors. This study aimed to unlock the household electricity consumption in Pakistan by analyzing electricity bills and investigating the impact of various socioeconomic, demographic, and dwelling parameters and usage of different appliances. The methodology adopted in this study was survey-based data collection of the residential sector. For this purpose, data were collected from 523 dwellings through surveys and interviews in Mirpur city. The results of the data analysis revealed that the average household electricity consumption is 2469 kWh/year with an average family size of seven and an average floor area of 78.91 m<sup>2</sup>. Based on possession of various appliances, the households were categorized into four types and their consumption patterns were established and compared. Air Conditioned (AC) houses consume 44% more electricity compared to the non-AC houses, whereas an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) consumes electricity equivalent to an AC. The research findings are useful for policy makers and building designers and are discussed in the conclusion section.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/11/566electricity consumptionresidential sectorelectrical appliancessocioeconomic and demographicbuilding characteristics |
| spellingShingle | Khuram Pervez Amber Rizwan Ahmad Mina Farmanbar Muhammad Anser Bashir Sajid Mehmood Muhammad Sajid Khan Muhammad Umer Saeed Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan Buildings electricity consumption residential sector electrical appliances socioeconomic and demographic building characteristics |
| title | Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan |
| title_full | Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan |
| title_short | Unlocking Household Electricity Consumption in Pakistan |
| title_sort | unlocking household electricity consumption in pakistan |
| topic | electricity consumption residential sector electrical appliances socioeconomic and demographic building characteristics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/11/566 |
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