Rationing of Electricity in Maputo City Residences through Education and Awareness Actions

IF 0.3 Q4 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-09 DOI:10.4314/MEJS.V12I2.3
N. A. Chapala
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The level of rational use of electricity consumption by households in Mozambique is very low. This paper assesses whether, with the implementation of education and awareness actions through the door-to-door method, is possible to change the consumption habits and rationalize residential electricity consumption in Maputo city, Mozambique. The data was collected through questionnaires, observations, and interviews related to the habits of electricity consumption, the use of electrical equipment, and consumption of household appliances. This was followed by awareness creation on the use of electricity. The results show that after the campaign, the level of knowledge of the measures of rational use of electricity by consumers was increased by 55.3%, the level of adoption of the measures learned was increased by 30.5% and the monthly household consumption was decreased by 16.8%. Household consumption depends on the electrical equipment, and replacement of at least one 60W incandescent lamp in each residence with a 15W fluorescent lamp could bring a significant reduction in energy consumption. For example, the annual consumption of each family can be reduced by 94KWh and 23GWh in the entire City. The low level of rational use of electricity in Maputo city is due to lack of knowledge of the measures and little adoption of the known measures, use of inefficient equipment, low availability of the efficient equipment in the local markets, high cost of efficient technologies, and houses that offer few opportunities for rationing. Rationing; Electricity consumers; Habits; Awareness; Maputo; Mozambique.
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通过教育和宣传行动在马普托城市居民中实行电力配给
莫桑比克家庭合理用电的水平很低。本文评估了在莫桑比克马普托市,通过挨家挨户的方式实施教育和宣传行动,是否有可能改变消费习惯,使居民用电合理化。数据通过问卷调查、观察和访谈收集,涉及用电习惯、用电设备使用和家用电器消费。随后是提高对电力使用的认识。结果表明,活动结束后,消费者对合理用电措施的知晓程度提高了55.3%,对所学习措施的采纳程度提高了30.5%,家庭月用电量下降了16.8%。住户的用电量取决于用电设备,每户至少将一盏60W的白炽灯更换为一盏15W的荧光灯,可显著减少能源消耗。例如,每个家庭每年的用电量可减少94KWh,整个城市可减少23GWh。马普托市合理用电水平低的原因是缺乏对措施的了解和很少采用已知措施,使用低效设备,当地市场上高效设备的可用性低,高效技术的成本高,以及住房很少提供配给机会。配给;电力消费者;习惯;意识;马普托;莫桑比克。
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