Author : Yoram Chama Chama
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659223914
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (239 download)
Book Synopsis An Econometric Analysis of Zambian Industrial Electricity Demand by : Yoram Chama Chama
Download or read book An Econometric Analysis of Zambian Industrial Electricity Demand written by Yoram Chama Chama and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writer's purpose is twofold: to examine the electricity use in Zambia's mining industry by focusing on own-price, cross price and index of mining production elasticities of demand, and on structural changes in demand patterns over the period 1980-2008 in order to expose any energy efficiency developments in Zambia's mining industry. Data for Zambia on three independent and the independent variables was collected from various databases, and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The long-run mining industry electricity demand equation for Zambia is estimated and found to be useful and statistically significant. Both cross-price and index of mining production elasticities are statistically significant, and own price elasticity insignificant. Diesel price have long run significant impact on mining industrial electricity demand. Developments in the efficient use of electricity in the mining industry during the period 1980-2008 were minimal, and the explanation for this lies in absence of both national policy and mine policy on energy efficiency.