Özet:

It is important to objectively evaluate renewable resources, which are in a key position environmentally with regard to energy efficiency. In this respect, the electricity energy need has been mentioned in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and the distributed energy production aspect of renewable resources has been emphasized. Then, the effects of distributed energy generation on energy losses and the impact of losses on external debt stocks have been evaluated separately. In parallel with this, the analyzes have been made on the sub-Saharan African sample. The results of the research are aimed to set an example for other countries with a similar energy outlook. In the empirical part, the ARDL boundary test analysis has been carried out using the annual data for the period of 1971-2014 belonging to Sub-Saharan Africa. The results obtained show that there is a statistically significant cointegration relationship between the variables in the long run. According to the statistically significant results, the increases in distributed energy production decreases the amount of electricity loss-leakage. Increases in electricity losses increase the amount of external debt.

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