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    The Influence of Governance and Economic Factors on Electricity Access in Uganda.
    (2023) Ayebazibwe, Julius
    Over time, electricity access has proved to be engine to the socio-economic development through facilitation of mechanized production and service provision. This study examined the combined effect of the economic factors and governance factors on electricity access in Uganda. A longitudinal research design was employed which involve a quantitative approach using time series data obtained from the World Bank data bank from 1996 to 2019 to establish the correlation and strength and relationship between independent variables and the dependent variable. This study used the VAR models to examine the economic, governance and combined effects as per the objectives. The results established that the economic factors alone have no significant effect on electricity access while the governance factors have a significant effect on electricity access. However, the results show that when these factors are combined, investment in the energy sector and control of corruption have significant positive effects while regulatory quality has a positive implying that there is a significant combined effect or economic and governance factors on electricity access. Nonetheless, this study confirmed that all these factors are key in determining electricity access in the long run and thus they must be incorporated in the planning processes by government. However, this study did not establish any cointegration among the variables and there was no causality from the independent variables to the dependent variable. Furthermore, the study established the need for further research to examine the bloodline factors of electricity access in Uganda’s context using a mix of approaches such as qualitative and quantitative methods in order to close the knowledge gap identified by the results of this study.