ABSTRACT
Energy poverty is considered one of the most important issues related to development. There is a paucity of research on energy poverty in Ethiopia, especially of studies employing a multidimensional measurement approach. Various measures of energy poverty have been developed and applied in literature on energy poverty. The striking issue in measuring energy poverty is availability of detailed data on various dimensions of households' energy use. The chapter determines the energy poverty state of households. 'Energy poor' has been defined as households that cannot meet their basic energy needs by estimating a minimum limit of energy consumption. Very few households used modern energy sources as a major source of cooking energy. Low-income/poor households cannot afford to pay for modern energy and improved technologies, which forces them to use traditional sources of energy and energy use technologies.
