Dalia Streimikiene

Mykolas Romeris University, 

Vilnius, Lithuania

Dalia.Streimikiene@lei.lt

ORCID 0000-0002-3247-9912

Energy poverty and impact of Covid-19 pandemics in Visegrad (V4) countries

Abstract. The article aims to analyse the effect of COVID 19 pandemics on energy poverty in Visegrad (V4) countries, namely Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic. The literature review on energy poverty was performed and the main indicators energy poverty were discussed. The dynamics of the main indicators of energy poverty during COVID 19 pandemics and post pandemic period were critically analysed and compared among V-4 countries trying to identify the successful policies and measures helping to mitigate negative COVID 19 pandemics impact on energy poverty in analysed group of countries.

Received: April, 2021

1st Revision: February, 2022

Accepted: March, 2022

DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-1/1

JEL Classification: Q42, Q48, P46

Keywords: energy poverty, COVID 19, sustainability, Visegrad countries