Volume: Vol. 4 No. 2 | Page: 37-43
Busayo Victor Osuntuyi, Abimbola Tracy Akinwande, Taiwo Uji
Household Electricity Consumption in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Abstract:

The paper analysed the household electricity consumption in the Akunba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. A well-structured questionnaire was administered to 100 electricity users to obtain data. The paper employed a simple descriptive method to analyse the data. The paper's findings showed that electricity supply is epileptic in the study area, prompting customers to seek other sources. Most respondents have generators, with few having power inverters and solar panels. The findings indicated that consumers spent an average of ten thousand seven hundred to thirty-five thousand Naira (N10,700 - N32,450) on alternative electricity sources per month. This amount is more than they would have paid if the power supply had been reliable. The paper concluded that the electricity supply is irregular and recommended that the BEDC provide regular electricity and prepaid metres for electricity users in the study area.

Keywords: Household, electricity, electricity cost, alternative source, generator, power supply
Citation: Busayo Victor Osuntuyi, Abimbola Tracy Akinwande, Taiwo Uji (2021). Household Electricity Consumption in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Nigerian Studies in Economics and Management Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 2, 37-43.
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