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Abstract This study investigates the relationship between population growth and electricity consumption in South Africa for the period from 2002 to 2021 collected from StatsSA. The study utilises Seemingly Unrelated Regression model and Dumitrescu and Hurlin (2012) causality tests to analyse the relationship between the variables. Empirical results revealed that there is a negative statistically significant relationship between population growth and electricity consumption in South Africa. The results further reveal one-way causality running from population growth to electricity consumption. The study recommends that the government and policy makers must implement policies aimed at increasing renewable electricity generation to match the gap between electricity demand and growing population thereby reducing constant loadshedding in South Africa. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Author Biography Olebogeng David Daw, School of Economics, North-West University, South Africa. Department of Economics, Professor Downloads FULL TEXT Published 2023-05-17 How to Cite Hlongwane, N. W., & Daw, O. D. (2023). Electricity Consumption and Population Growth in South Africa: A Panel Approach. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(3), 374–383. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.13044 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023) Section Articles License Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously , that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication. Most read articles by the same author(s) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Leeto Shogole, Selinah Ribese, Exchange Rate Volatility and Oil Prices in South Africa , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 3 (2022) Sanele Stungwa, Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Consumption and Supply of Electricity on Economic Growth in South Africa: An Econometric Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Testing Environmental Kuznets Curve Hold in South Africa: An Econometric Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 3 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, The Challenges and Opportunities of Electricity Generation on Economic Growth in South Africa: An ARDL Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Power Generation and Economic Growth in South Africa , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022) Tumelo Mmutle, Olebogeng David Daw, Hlalefang Khobai, Effects of Energy Pricing on the Mining Sector Performance in South Africa: An Econometric Approach , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 6 (2022) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Renewable Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Zimbabwe , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023) Nyiko Worship Hlongwane, Olebogeng David Daw, Assessing the Possibility of Medupi and Kusile Providing Enough Electricity Running at Full Capacity in South Africa , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 13 No. 4 (2023) Make a Submission Make a Submission Dergi Kapağı

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