Underpowered: Rolling blackouts in Africa disproportionately hurt the poor

Author:

Aidoo Kobina,Briggs Ryan C.ORCID

Abstract

Abstract:Electricity demand exceeds supply in many parts of Africa, and this often results in rolling blackouts. This article argues that blackouts tend to concentrate on poorer places within countries, due to both economic and political factors. This argument is tested with an analysis of electricity availability across thirty-two neighborhoods in Accra and survey data from thirty-six African countries. Across these analyses, poorer people with a grid connection experience lower electricity supply than richer people. This article concludes by discussing implications for research on electricity availability, policymakers working on energy, and the distributive politics literature.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Anthropology,Cultural Studies

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