A study on the use of unclean energy fuel in rural South Africa

Omowunmi Mary Longe

doi:10.1109/PowerAfrica52236.2021.9543324

A study on the use of unclean energy fuel in rural South Africa

Omowunmi Mary Longe

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science

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Abstract

About 3.2 million households in South Africa use different types of unclean fuels for cooking most of whom are living in informal dwelling/shack at the backyard and structures built on a separate stand or yard or on farm. The highest statistics using unclean fuels for cooking in rural and urban areas are found in Limpopo and Gauteng provinces respectively. With the focus on use of firewood as an unclean energy source for cooking, Limpopo province was chosen for this study. The study revealed that rural women and girls are mostly affected by the use of unclean cooking facilities including premature deaths, health hazards, domestic/shack fire accidents, literacy, etc. There is need to address these challenges through appropriate awareness on the demerits on unclean fuels and merits of clean fuels, affordable, subsidized and incentivized clean cooking facilities, etc. among others.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665403115
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica52236.2021.9543324
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2021
Event	8th Annual IEEE Power and Energy Society and Industrial Applications Society PowerAfrica Conference, PowerAfrica 2021 - Virtual, Nairobi, Kenya Duration: 23 Aug 2021 → 27 Aug 2021

Publication series

Name	2021 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2021

Conference

Conference	8th Annual IEEE Power and Energy Society and Industrial Applications Society PowerAfrica Conference, PowerAfrica 2021
Country/Territory	Kenya
City	Virtual, Nairobi
Period	23/08/21 → 27/08/21

Keywords

Energy poverty
Firewood
Rural South Africa
Unclean energy fuel
Women and girls

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems and Management
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

UN SDGs

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Longe, OM 2021, A study on the use of unclean energy fuel in rural South Africa. in 2021 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2021. 2021 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica, PowerAfrica 2021, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8th Annual IEEE Power and Energy Society and Industrial Applications Society PowerAfrica Conference, PowerAfrica 2021, Virtual, Nairobi, Kenya, 23/08/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/PowerAfrica52236.2021.9543324

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