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Study on Comprehensive Efficiency Evaluation of Rural Power Grid under Rural Revitalization Strategy Considering Regional Differences

Huiru Zhao¹, Manyu Yao^1,*, Zhenqi Bai¹, Yue Zhang², Zhihua Ding³, Zhenda Hu⁴

1 School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China
2 Integrated Institute for Grid Development, State Grid Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing, 102209, China
3 Development Department, State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd., Fuzhou, 350003, China
4 Energy Development Research Center, Economic and Technical Research Institute of State Grid Fujian Electric Power Co., Ltd., Fuzhou, 350013, China

* Corresponding Author: Manyu Yao. Email:

Energy Engineering 2023, 120(10), 2211-2231. https://doi.org/10.32604/ee.2023.029371

Received 14 February 2023; Accepted 27 April 2023; Issue published 28 September 2023

Abstract

As an essential infrastructure, the rural power grid is vital in promoting agricultural and rural carbon sequestration and improving rural energy electrification. It is necessary to carry out in-depth research on its comprehensive efficiency. Based on the requirements of “double carbon” and rural revitalization strategy for the rural Power Grid, this paper focuses on the modernization and low-carbon transformation of the rural Power Grid. It constructs an input-output index system for the investment efficiency of the rural Power Grid in China under the new situation. It uses the primary data of the rural Power Grid of 30 prefecture-level cities in China from 2019 to 2021 to evaluate the investment efficiency of the rural Power Grid in China through a three-stage DEA model. The empirical results show that: considering the regional differences, the comprehensive efficiency of the rural Power Grid in backward areas is significantly improved; that is, the three-stage DEA method can more objectively evaluate the comprehensive efficiency of the rural Power Grid. In the context of the continued promotion of the rural revitalization strategy, to improve the comprehensive efficiency of the rural Power Grid, it is necessary to improve the technical level of the rural Power Grid further and appropriately expand the scale of investment in the rural Power Grid.

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