Analysis of households' willingness to pay for a renewable source of electricity service connection: evidence from a double-bounded dichotomous choice survey in rural Ethiopia

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 6; no. 2; p. e03332
• Main Author: Entele, Birku Reta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bivariate probit model; Double-bounded dichotomous choice; Economics; Energy; Ethiopia; Renewable electricity; Willingness to pay; Economics; Renewable electricity; Energy; Double-bounded dichotomous choice; Bivariate probit model; Willingness to pay; Ethiopia

Getting access to electricity services for domestic consumption is still a luxury service in the rural areas of developing countries. For instance, about 55 percent of the total population do not have access to electricity service in Ethiopia. To alleviate the problem, the government of Ethiopia is...