| ID | 191160 |
| Title Proper | Impact of household electricity theft and unaffordability on electricity security |
| Other Title Information | a case of Uganda |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wabukala, Benard M. ; Wabukala, Benard M |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Renewable energy sources (RES) dominance in Uganda's electricity mix is challenged by affordability and theft. To assess electricity affordability, the study proposed a probabilistic method to quantify the households into different electricity categories for both urban and rural areas. Alternative electricity billing schemes based on Scenarios A to D for the households to enhance legal connection and consumption of electricity were proposed. The study established that the utility registers the highest electricity theft losses in rural households. The monthly utility revenue collected in urban areas was about 2.9 times that collected in rural areas because of the higher number of legally connected households with a monthly consumption of 1.5 times than that of rural households. From the monthly income spendable on electricity, rural and urban households could only afford 25.07 kWh and 38.29 kWh, respectively, which are less than the average household electricity consumption for Uganda. Also, the initial connection fee to the power grid is very high for the households to afford it in a single down payment. Of the proposed alternative billing schemes, Scenario B and Scenario D yield the least monthly utility revenue collected for the urban and rural households, respectively.
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| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 173; Feb 2023: p.113411 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2023-02 173 |
| Key Words | Renewable Energy ; Electricity Consumption ; Electricity Tariffs ; Electricity Theft ; Electricity Affordability |