Working paper
Measuring energy poverty : focusing on what matters
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The provision of modern energy services is recognised as a critical foundation for sustainable development, and is central to the everyday lives of people. Effective policies to dramatically expand modern energy access need to be grounded in a robust information-base. Metrics that can be used for comparative purposes and to track progress towards targets therefore represent an essential support tool. This paper reviews the relevant literature, and discusses the adequacy and applicability of existing instruments to measure energy poverty. Drawing on those insights, it proposes a new composite index to measure energy poverty. Both the associated methodology and initial results for several African countries are discussed. Whereas most existing indicators and composite indices focus on assessing the access to energy, or the degree of development related to energy, our new index – the Multidimensional Energy Poverty Index (MEPI) – focuses on the deprivation of access to modern energy services. It captures both the incidence and intensity of energy poverty, and provides a new tool to support policymaking.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Reviewed (other)
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- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
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- OPHI working paper
- Publication date:
- 2011-01-01
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- Publisher's version
- ISSN:
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2040-8188
- Paper number:
- 42
- ISBN:
- 9781907194269
- Language:
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English
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2014-12-02
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- Copyright date:
- 2011
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- Copyright © Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative 2011. This publication is copyright, however it may be reproduced without fee for teaching or non-profit purposes, but not for resale. Formal permission is required for all such uses, and will normally be granted immediately. For copying in any other circumstances, or for re-use in other publications, or for translation or adaptation, prior written permission must be obtained from OPHI and may be subject to a fee.
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