TY - JOUR
T1 - Between insufficiency and efficiency
T2 - Unraveling households' electricity usage characteristics of urban and rural Indonesia
AU - Cahyani, Ambarsari Dwi
AU - Nachrowi, Nachrowi Djalal
AU - Hartono, Djoni
AU - Widyawati, Diah
N1 - Funding Information:
We acknowledge that this research was supported by the Directorate of Research and Community Engagement, Universitas Indonesia under the PUTI-Q2 Grant Agreement No. NKB-1766/UN2.RST/HKP.05.00/2020 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Indonesia has committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7, namely to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. The Indonesian government improves electricity access through various programs, from the fast-track program for coal-fired power plants to the electricity subsidy for low-income households. In contrast, energy efficiency has been a crucial problem, given that most power plants work with coal. This study raised the electricity usage issue between insufficiency and efficiency by investigating factors associated with electricity consumption inequality using quantile regression in urban and rural areas. It revealed that most Indonesian households still encountered energy insufficiency. Households vulnerable to falling into the energy poverty category were low-income households characterized by: female-headed households in urban areas, non-educated household heads, renters in urban areas, elderlies, and self-employed in rural areas. On the other hand, energy efficiency may target high-usage households characterized by: urban self-employed, university-level education, and houses 2200 VA power outlet or more. However, only 1 % of households were electricity productive users. Therefore, the government should provide affirmative action by promoting access to affordable energy for energy-poor households while considering sustainable energy for future generations. This condition will mean clean and sustainable energy development must be embedded in the country's energy plan to increase the electrification ratio and consumption.
AB - Indonesia has committed to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7, namely to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. The Indonesian government improves electricity access through various programs, from the fast-track program for coal-fired power plants to the electricity subsidy for low-income households. In contrast, energy efficiency has been a crucial problem, given that most power plants work with coal. This study raised the electricity usage issue between insufficiency and efficiency by investigating factors associated with electricity consumption inequality using quantile regression in urban and rural areas. It revealed that most Indonesian households still encountered energy insufficiency. Households vulnerable to falling into the energy poverty category were low-income households characterized by: female-headed households in urban areas, non-educated household heads, renters in urban areas, elderlies, and self-employed in rural areas. On the other hand, energy efficiency may target high-usage households characterized by: urban self-employed, university-level education, and houses 2200 VA power outlet or more. However, only 1 % of households were electricity productive users. Therefore, the government should provide affirmative action by promoting access to affordable energy for energy-poor households while considering sustainable energy for future generations. This condition will mean clean and sustainable energy development must be embedded in the country's energy plan to increase the electrification ratio and consumption.
KW - Electricity consumption
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Energy insufficiency
KW - Quantile regression
KW - Urban and rural
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U2 - 10.1016/j.esd.2022.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.esd.2022.06.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85132981211
SN - 0973-0826
VL - 69
SP - 103
EP - 117
JO - Energy for Sustainable Development
JF - Energy for Sustainable Development
ER -
