Energy transition, poverty and inequality in Vietnam

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  • Trung Thanh Nguyen
  • Viet Ngu Hoang
  • Clevo Wilson
  • Shunsuke Managi

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  • Queensland University of Technology
  • Kyushu University
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)536-548
Number of pages13
JournalEnergy policy
Volume132
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2019

Abstract

This paper investigates energy transition, energy poverty and energy inequality in Vietnam employing a longitudinal dataset of a nationally representative household survey. We use the data on residential energy expenditure of more than 9,000 households over the period 2004–2016. We find a transition from traditional energy to modern energy but this transition varies across regions, between ethnic and welfare groups and between rural and urban population. The poor and ethnic minority households still rely heavily on traditional energy sources such as coal and biomass to meet their energy demands. Electricity poverty has decreased but energy-cost poverty has increased. In addition, energy inequality tends to decrease at a more significant rate than income and consumption inequalities. We propose a national program for energy poverty alleviation be established to devise policies to lower households’ energy costs. Further assistance to the poor and ethnic minority households is also recommended so that they can afford a higher level of electricity consumption.

Keywords

    Gini coefficient, Household energy consumption expenditure, Lorenz curve, Probit regression, Seemingly (un)related regression

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sustainable Development Goals

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Energy transition, poverty and inequality in Vietnam. / Nguyen, Trung Thanh; Hoang, Viet Ngu; Wilson, Clevo et al.
In: Energy policy, Vol. 132, 09.2019, p. 536-548.

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Nguyen, TT, Hoang, VN, Wilson, C & Managi, S 2019, 'Energy transition, poverty and inequality in Vietnam', Energy policy, vol. 132, pp. 536-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.001
Nguyen, T. T., Hoang, V. N., Wilson, C., & Managi, S. (2019). Energy transition, poverty and inequality in Vietnam. Energy policy, 132, 536-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.001
Nguyen TT, Hoang VN, Wilson C, Managi S. Energy transition, poverty and inequality in Vietnam. Energy policy. 2019 Sept;132:536-548. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.001
Nguyen, Trung Thanh ; Hoang, Viet Ngu ; Wilson, Clevo et al. / Energy transition, poverty and inequality in Vietnam. In: Energy policy. 2019 ; Vol. 132. pp. 536-548.
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