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D. Tech. Electrical Engineering. / Aims of this study is to develop a residential customers' lighting profile ANFIS-based model. This model is expected to address lighting load usage estimation in relation to the dynamic occupancy presence in a residential dwelling, which will take into account the climatic condition (natural lighting) of such an environment (e.g. South Africa) and its income. The objectives are as follows: 1. Develop an ANFIS-based residential lighting load profile model for middle income, low income and high-income earners. 2. Error reduction in residential lighting demand profile model. Performance evaluation and validation of the model using correlation and trend analysis, regression model, South Africa power utility application lighting program, non-weighted approach and comparison with other research studies (methodology).3. Reduction in / or elimination of repeated models for occupant presence and assumptions that residences are occupied at certain periods. 4. Derive meaning from complexities (behavioural trends) associated with lighting usage and extract patterns in such circumstances.