Household energisation in rural South Africa : a systems approach towards energy access
- Authors: Makonese, T. , Meyer, J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Access , Energy options , Electrification
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267551 , uj:28386 , Citation: Makonese, T. & Meyer, J. 2018. Household energisation in rural South Africa : a systems approach towards energy access.
- Description: Abstract: In South Africa, household electrification has improved significantly since the dawn of independence, with the current national electrification rate at 87%. However, poor households in rural communities, informal urban settlements and low-income urban Townships still rely heavily on traditional fuels to meet their basic energy needs. The majority of these households are energy poor, as they tend to expend a higher proportion (> 10%) of their disposable income on energy services. The continued use of traditional fuels is associated with health challenges including asphyxiation, upper and lower respiratory complications, and mortality. Notwithstanding the benefits of household electrification in rural areas, there is a great need to consider other cheaper alternative energy sources, as the cost of electricity tends to limit its use. Household “energisation” instead of “electrification” has the potential to provide households with access to clean renewable energy sources at minimal cost. Effective household energisation employs a systems approach towards a more comprehensive energy access strategy of meeting households’ energy needs using a suite of locally available renewable energy carriers. Energy options available for rural communities are assessed using a ‘systems thinking’ approach.
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- Authors: Makonese, T. , Meyer, J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Access , Energy options , Electrification
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267551 , uj:28386 , Citation: Makonese, T. & Meyer, J. 2018. Household energisation in rural South Africa : a systems approach towards energy access.
- Description: Abstract: In South Africa, household electrification has improved significantly since the dawn of independence, with the current national electrification rate at 87%. However, poor households in rural communities, informal urban settlements and low-income urban Townships still rely heavily on traditional fuels to meet their basic energy needs. The majority of these households are energy poor, as they tend to expend a higher proportion (> 10%) of their disposable income on energy services. The continued use of traditional fuels is associated with health challenges including asphyxiation, upper and lower respiratory complications, and mortality. Notwithstanding the benefits of household electrification in rural areas, there is a great need to consider other cheaper alternative energy sources, as the cost of electricity tends to limit its use. Household “energisation” instead of “electrification” has the potential to provide households with access to clean renewable energy sources at minimal cost. Effective household energisation employs a systems approach towards a more comprehensive energy access strategy of meeting households’ energy needs using a suite of locally available renewable energy carriers. Energy options available for rural communities are assessed using a ‘systems thinking’ approach.
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Perception of the use of pre-paid electricity meters in Chidzidzi, Mutoko, Zimbabwe
- Makonese, T., Mufukare, S., Von Solms, S.
- Authors: Makonese, T. , Mufukare, S. , Von Solms, S.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Public perception , Electricity , Pre-paid meters
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267568 , uj:28388 , Citation: Makonese, T., Mufukare, S. & Von Solms, S. 2018. Perception of the use of pre-paid electricity meters in Chidzidzi, Mutoko, Zimbabwe.
- Description: Abstract: Since the era of the economic adjustment program, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has been faced with an increasing problem of non-payment of electricity service charges, especially in the medium- to low-income households. In the early 2000s, the power utility company resorted to disconnections and the removal of post-paid electricity meters for non-paying households. Many customers accused ZESA Holdings of overcharging them on their monthly bills through the post-payment plan. As a way of recovering costs from non-paying households, ZESA Holdings resorted to the deployment of prepaid electricity meters, which automatically disconnect when households pre-coded electricity tokens are used up. The objective of this study is to understand consumers’ perception of the use of prepaid electricity meters versus the post-paid system, in Chidzidzi, Mutoko, Zimbabwe. Lessons learnt from this study are useful for informing policy in the country and other developing countries.
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- Authors: Makonese, T. , Mufukare, S. , Von Solms, S.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Public perception , Electricity , Pre-paid meters
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267568 , uj:28388 , Citation: Makonese, T., Mufukare, S. & Von Solms, S. 2018. Perception of the use of pre-paid electricity meters in Chidzidzi, Mutoko, Zimbabwe.
- Description: Abstract: Since the era of the economic adjustment program, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has been faced with an increasing problem of non-payment of electricity service charges, especially in the medium- to low-income households. In the early 2000s, the power utility company resorted to disconnections and the removal of post-paid electricity meters for non-paying households. Many customers accused ZESA Holdings of overcharging them on their monthly bills through the post-payment plan. As a way of recovering costs from non-paying households, ZESA Holdings resorted to the deployment of prepaid electricity meters, which automatically disconnect when households pre-coded electricity tokens are used up. The objective of this study is to understand consumers’ perception of the use of prepaid electricity meters versus the post-paid system, in Chidzidzi, Mutoko, Zimbabwe. Lessons learnt from this study are useful for informing policy in the country and other developing countries.
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Cooking sequences : the realistic utilization of fuel/stove combinations in standardised experiments
- Authors: Makonese, T. , Meyer, J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Cooking sequence , Solid fuels , Stove testing standards
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267550 , uj:28387 , Citation: Makonese, T. & Meyer, J. 2018. Cooking sequences : the realistic utilization of fuel/stove combinations in standardised experiments.
- Description: Abstract: The development of stove performance evaluation standards and protocols has received significant attention in the past decade. This was given the impetus by the advent of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstove (GACC). Currently, there is a huge drive to developing an international stove-testing standard that addresses real-world uses of fuel/stove combinations. The study was conducted to evaluate the performance of a biomass pellet cookstove using uncontrolled cooking test (UCT) with cooking sequences derived from food dishes prepared in the lowincome stratum of Johannesburg. Results show that cooking sequences, when incorporated in standardised stove testing protocols, offer the potential to correlate better the laboratory and field performances of fuel/stove combinations. This is because cookstoves are operated, during technical test experiments, the way they would in real world-uses by mimicking the preparation of specific food dishes. Results from this study have implications for the development of future stove testing protocols.
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Cooking sequences : the realistic utilization of fuel/stove combinations in standardised experiments
- Authors: Makonese, T. , Meyer, J.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Cooking sequence , Solid fuels , Stove testing standards
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/267550 , uj:28387 , Citation: Makonese, T. & Meyer, J. 2018. Cooking sequences : the realistic utilization of fuel/stove combinations in standardised experiments.
- Description: Abstract: The development of stove performance evaluation standards and protocols has received significant attention in the past decade. This was given the impetus by the advent of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstove (GACC). Currently, there is a huge drive to developing an international stove-testing standard that addresses real-world uses of fuel/stove combinations. The study was conducted to evaluate the performance of a biomass pellet cookstove using uncontrolled cooking test (UCT) with cooking sequences derived from food dishes prepared in the lowincome stratum of Johannesburg. Results show that cooking sequences, when incorporated in standardised stove testing protocols, offer the potential to correlate better the laboratory and field performances of fuel/stove combinations. This is because cookstoves are operated, during technical test experiments, the way they would in real world-uses by mimicking the preparation of specific food dishes. Results from this study have implications for the development of future stove testing protocols.
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