Abstract
This paper aims to address these discrepancies by reestimating an original empirical model of electricity demand using recently revised population data from GaStat (2024). The original model, which was developed by Mikayilov and Darandary (2024), relied on population data from GaStat’s 2021 edition, which covered the period from 1990 to 2019. However, these observations are extended from 2010 to 2022 in the revised dataset; additionally, improved enumeration methods and geospatial data, including satellite images, electricity consumption and mobile phone data, are incorporated to improve the accuracy and geographic coverage of address canvassing. With this approach, more granular residential data were captured, and a more precise headcount of populations, especially those in remote areas, was facilitated. These improvements have increased the accuracy of population figures and revealed significant differences between the old and new data.
