Renewable Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Zimbabwe

The study conducts a comparative analysis of the relationship between renewable electricity consumption and economic growth in South Africa Zimbabwe. utilises time series data spanning from 1990 to 2019 collected World Bank International Energy Agency (IEA). performed Dickey-Fuller Generalised Least Squares Phillips-Perron unit root test, ARDL Bounds test for cointegration optimal lags models. Empirical results revealed that short run has negative impact on both countries. In long run, however, it statistically significant effect positive insignificant Zimbabwe growth. recommends revision policies countries boost significantly