Determinants of household energy fuel choice in Lesotho

The determinants of household energy fuel choice have not been studied in some developing countries, including Lesotho, despite the potential benefits such a study might for policy design and implementation. This uses data collected by Lesotho’s Bureau Statistics through national consumption survey 2017, multinomial logistic regression to analyse Lesotho. results indicate that gender head does influence cleaner fuels cooking water heating. However, age education head, size, level income, access electricity are drivers choice. older larger household, less likely it is adopt fuels. Generally, higher better-educated make more clean Thus, policies aimed at promoting income-generating opportunities, effective provision electricity, investment can use within households. But these must be tailored unique characteristics different settlement types, given significance vary across rural, peri-urban, urban areas.