2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417962This report analyzes the results of the Second Integrated Household Survey in Malawi. Its purpose is to examine equity issues in access, pricing and use of fuels and electricity and to estimate the benefits electrification. The analysis was undertaken in order to inform policies associated with two critical aspects of electricity sector reform - tariff rebalancing and increasing household access. The report begins with a summary of the main findings and recommendations. It continues with an introduction, including the background to the report. The first detailed analysis of findings concerns energy access and expenditures. The next section discusses energy access. Tariff reform and the benefits of electrification follow. The last section discusses the identification and assessment of innovations in electricity service provision.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO LIGHTINGAGRICULTURAL RESIDUESAIR CONDITIONERSBENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATIONBIOMASSBIOMASS FUELSBIOMASS RESOURCECANECHARCOALCHARCOAL PRODUCTIONCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDSCOOKINGCOST OF ELECTRICITYCOST OF SERVICECROPCROP RESIDUECROP RESIDUESDEMAND CURVEDISTRIBUTION NETWORKDOMESTIC LIGHTINGDRY CELLDRY CELL BATTERIESDRY CELL BATTERIES FOR RADIOSDUNGELECTRIC APPLIANCESELECTRIC GRIDELECTRIC LIGHTELECTRIC LIGHTINGELECTRIC SERVICEELECTRICITYELECTRICITY ACCESSELECTRICITY BILLELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY DEMANDELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICITY PRICESELECTRICITY SECTORELECTRICITY TARIFFSELECTRICITY USEELECTRIFICATIONEMPLOYMENTEND-USEENERGY ACCESSENERGY CONVERSIONENERGY COSTSENERGY EXPENDITUREENERGY EXPENDITURESENERGY NEEDSENERGY PRICEENERGY PRICINGENERGY SECTORENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCEENERGY SPENDINGENERGY USEENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEXPENDITURES ON ELECTRICITYEXPENDITURES ON ENERGYFIREWOODFLUORESCENT TUBEFUELFUEL COSTSFUEL PRICEFUEL PRICESFUEL SOURCEFUEL SUBSTITUTIONFUEL TYPEFUEL USEFUELSGRID ELECTRICITYGRID EXTENSIONHEALTH RISKHEATHOUSE WIRINGHOUSEHOLD ACCESSHOUSEHOLD COOKINGHOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATIONHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHOUSEHOLD ENERGY USEHOUSEHOLD FUELSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LIGHTINGKEROSENEKILOWATT-HOURLIGHTSLIVING STANDARDSLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDSLOW-VOLTAGEMAIZEMETER READINGMODERN FUELSPETROLEUMPETROLEUM GASPOWERPOWER CURVEPRICE ELASTICITYPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMANDPRICE OF ELECTRICITYREFRIGERATORSRURAL AREASRURAL ELECTRICITYRURAL ELECTRIFICATIONRURAL ENERGYRURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMESRURAL LIGHTINGSMOKESOLAR HOMESOLAR HOME SYSTEMSTARIFF LEVELSTELEVISIONTRADITIONAL FUELURBAN HOUSEHOLDURBAN HOUSEHOLDSUSE OF ELECTRICITYVILLAGE LEVELVOLTAGEWOODWOOD FUELS