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DETERMINANTS OF HYDROPOWER GENERATION IN ETHIOPIA

UDS International Journal of Development

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Title DETERMINANTS OF HYDROPOWER GENERATION IN ETHIOPIA
 
Creator Kwakwa, P. A.
Alhassan, H.
 
Description Even though the share of hydropower in electricity has been increasing in recent times for the Ethiopian economy, less than 3% of the hydropower potential has been developed. Meanwhile, the country aims to achieving middle-income status by 2025 alongside a reduction in emission of gases that contribute to climate change. This requires the use of more renewable energy sources particularly hydro source. This study examined the drivers of hydro power generation in Ethiopia using annual time series data for the period 1981- 2014. Estimations from the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS) and Canonical Cointegrating Regression (CCR) revealed that Ethiopia’s hydropower generation is influenced positively by price, technology and environmental degradation while cost of production reduces it. Based on these findings the study suggests that, more technology investment is needed in the country’s hydropower sector to enhance production. Keywords: Renewable Energy, Electricity, Hydro Power, FMOLS, CCR, Ethiopia
 
Publisher UDS International Journal of Development
 
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Date 2018-02-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.udsijd.org/index.php/udsijd/article/view/196
 
Source UDS International Journal of Development; Vol 4, No 2 (2017): UDS International Journal of Development; 107-123
2026-5336
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.udsijd.org/index.php/udsijd/article/view/196/94
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 P. A. Kwakwa, H. Alhassan