Abstract:

This study aims to investigate the relationship between energy poverty and income inequality in developing countries. Econometric analysis was carried out by following the panel data analysis processes with the data of 14 developing countries for the period 2000-2019. Two separate models were created for energy poverty using two different indicators (access to electricity, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking to the total population). Models were estimated with Parks-Kmenta and Beck-Katz, estimators that can produce robust standard errors. As a result of the research, it was seen that income inequality negatively affected energy poverty indicators in three of the four estimates. Accordingly, it can be said that income inequality increases energy poverty. Based on the findings, it is recommended that policy makers in 14 developing countries take income inequality into account in their energy poverty policies.

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