Access to electricity plays a crucial role in reducing energy poverty. This analysis examines energy affordability based on electricity expenditures. Hence, panel data from the consumer pyramids household survey has been consolidated. Fixed-effect models have been applied at the household level to control unobservable heterogeneity. The results show that better income leads to more electricity expenses non-linearly. Lower-income group households have a higher income elasticity of electricity expenditure than higher-income group households. Whereas moderately educated households have higher expenditure on electricity. The quality of electricity access matters to households for higher electricity usage.

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印度住宅电力支出的社会经济驱动因素


获得电力在减少能源贫困方面发挥着至关重要的作用。该分析根据电力支出检验能源承受能力。因此，消费者金字塔家庭调查的面板数据已得到合并。固定效应模型已应用于家庭层面来控制不可观察的异质性。结果表明，更好的收入会导致非线性的电费支出增加。低收入群体家庭的电力支出收入弹性高于高收入群体家庭。而受过中等教育的家庭的电力支出较高。对于提高用电量的家庭来说，电力接入的质量很重要。