TY - GEN
T1 - A Review of Energy and Gender Poverty Nexus in South Africa
AU - Longe, Omowunmi Mary
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - About 15% of South African households lack access to electricity from the mains, most of whom are found in the rural areas and informal settlements. This energy poor population consists 57% women and 43% men, with Limpopo province having the greatest share in the country. Energy poverty has led to gender poverty as women and girls are faced with the task of collecting and using firewood and other unclean energy sources to meet their households' energy needs. Therefore, they are exposed to challenges such as health hazards, premature deaths, time poverty, physical hazards, etc. The challenges facing electrification through grid extension in the country has made more women and girls to be found in the energy-gender-poverty nexus. Hence, there is need to explore modern, clean, reliable and affordable electricity through decentralised renewable energy sources, with accompanying policies, in order to mitigate energy and gender poverty in South Africa.
AB - About 15% of South African households lack access to electricity from the mains, most of whom are found in the rural areas and informal settlements. This energy poor population consists 57% women and 43% men, with Limpopo province having the greatest share in the country. Energy poverty has led to gender poverty as women and girls are faced with the task of collecting and using firewood and other unclean energy sources to meet their households' energy needs. Therefore, they are exposed to challenges such as health hazards, premature deaths, time poverty, physical hazards, etc. The challenges facing electrification through grid extension in the country has made more women and girls to be found in the energy-gender-poverty nexus. Hence, there is need to explore modern, clean, reliable and affordable electricity through decentralised renewable energy sources, with accompanying policies, in order to mitigate energy and gender poverty in South Africa.
KW - Energy poverty
KW - Firewood
KW - Gender poverty
KW - Indoor air pollution
KW - Women and girls
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85095115906&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PowerAfrica49420.2020.9219885
DO - 10.1109/PowerAfrica49420.2020.9219885
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85095115906
T3 - 2020 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2020
BT - 2020 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2020
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th Annual IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference, PowerAfrica 2020
Y2 - 25 August 2020 through 28 August 2020
ER -
