Biomass based household energy baseline survey at Kelle: a case study for a growing small urban town southern nation nationalities and peoples regional state, Ethiopia
2002
Wondwosen Bekele (Wondo Genet College, Awasa (Ethiopia))
A study on fuel consumption patterns, household energy attributes and the supply of biomass fuels was conducted in Kelle town Amaro-Special Wereda. The purpose of the study was to analyze how the wealth/economic category of the household influences the level of fuel consumption, access and ownership to fuel saving appliances and other household energy attributes. The supply and consumption of biomass fuels were assessed, to investigate whether energy consumption is in danger of out stripping supplies, in the study town. In conclusion, the recent rapid urbanization, which is associated with the population increase, inefficient energy utilization, high dependency on biomass fuels, and a lack of proper regulatory and extension services are causing deforestation in the area. In order to protect the natural sources of the study area from unsustainable extraction, intervention options such as promotion and dissemination of energy efficient stoves/enclosed stove should be sought.
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