Abstract This paper examines (i) energy policies and plans and their foci on addressing gender-energy needs for productive uses, (ii) the fuels utilised by men and women for productive use at the rural non-farm economy (RNFE), and (iii) the factors that influence their choice for the fuels as well as response of energy policies to gender energy needs. Using the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality as a case, primary data was obtained from 256 enterprise operators and relevant institutions using the explanatory sequential mixed methodology. The paper showed that energy access policies in Ghana fail to clearly promote gender inclusivity in terms of identifying energy needs of men and women as well as their access for productive purposes. Energy use was observed to vary across genders and enterprises where women largely used solid fuels while men used cleaner fuels. The use of energy services for productive purposes in the RNFE was gendered similar to the reasons for utilising a fuel type. The paper concludes that policy interventions should identify gendered energy needs to address energy poverty between men and women.

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加纳农村非农经济中的性别差异和能源燃料的生产性使用

摘要 本文研究了 (i) 能源政策和计划及其在解决生产性用途的性别能源需求方面的重点，(ii) 男性和女性在农村非农经济 (RNFE) 中用于生产性用途的燃料，以及 ( iii) 影响他们选择燃料的因素以及能源政策对性别能源需求的反应。以额济苏-巨本市为例，采用解释性序贯混合方法从256家企业经营者和相关机构获取原始数据。该文件表明，加纳的能源获取政策未能在确定男性和女性的能源需求以及他们为生产目的获取能源方面明确促进性别包容性。据观察，能源使用因性别和企业而异，其中女性主要使用固体燃料，而男性使用更清洁的燃料。RNFE 中出于生产目的使用能源服务的性别与使用燃料类型的原因相似。该文件的结论是，政策干预应确定性别能源需求，以解决男性和女性之间的能源贫困问题。