Fuel-stacking behaviour among households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The role of experience
In many developing nations, modern energy sources are seen not only as cleaner and more efficient than traditional fuels, but also as important for achieving socio-economic development. Hence, from an energy policy perspective, households should switch to using modern energy sources. However, even w...
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| description | In many developing nations, modern energy sources are seen not only as cleaner and more efficient than traditional fuels, but also as important for achieving socio-economic development. Hence, from an energy policy perspective, households should switch to using modern energy sources. However, even when such sources are available, many households continue to use traditional fuels for cooking, often in combination with their modern counterparts. This study examines the effects of Dar es Salaam households' experience with using various fuels on fuel stacking behaviour and demand for individual fuels. The study finds a fuel-stacking behaviour, where most households combine LPG and charcoal for cooking. It also finds that households’ fuel choices are highly sensitive to their prior fuel-use experience. The results imply that achieving shifts to new fuels is easier if households have had at least some experience with those fuels. Hence, energy policies that aim to give households experience in using new fuels may make future energy switches easier to attain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-528e5db4d20149f6b01093565b8b4fa72025-08-20T02:57:27ZengElsevierEnergy Strategy Reviews2211-467X2025-07-016010177310.1016/j.esr.2025.101773Fuel-stacking behaviour among households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The role of experienceMatilda Stanslaus Ntiyakunze0Jesper Stage1Institute of Human Settlement Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, P.O BOX 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, 971 87 , Luleå, Sweden; Corresponding author. Institute of Human Settlement Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. P.O BOX 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Department of Social Sciences, Technology and Arts, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, 971 87 , Luleå, SwedenIn many developing nations, modern energy sources are seen not only as cleaner and more efficient than traditional fuels, but also as important for achieving socio-economic development. Hence, from an energy policy perspective, households should switch to using modern energy sources. However, even when such sources are available, many households continue to use traditional fuels for cooking, often in combination with their modern counterparts. This study examines the effects of Dar es Salaam households' experience with using various fuels on fuel stacking behaviour and demand for individual fuels. The study finds a fuel-stacking behaviour, where most households combine LPG and charcoal for cooking. It also finds that households’ fuel choices are highly sensitive to their prior fuel-use experience. The results imply that achieving shifts to new fuels is easier if households have had at least some experience with those fuels. Hence, energy policies that aim to give households experience in using new fuels may make future energy switches easier to attain.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X25001361Fuel stackingEnergy mixFuel use experience |
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| title | Fuel-stacking behaviour among households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The role of experience |
| title_full | Fuel-stacking behaviour among households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The role of experience |
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| title_short | Fuel-stacking behaviour among households in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The role of experience |
| title_sort | fuel stacking behaviour among households in dar es salaam tanzania the role of experience |
| topic | Fuel stacking Energy mix Fuel use experience |
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