Solar electricity development and policy support in Ghana

Atsu, Divine; Agyemang, Emmanuel Okoh; Tsike, Stephen A.K.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.09.031

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“…Marked by a predominance of Anglophone countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana), for PV, it is mostly articles focused on a particular country [26,39,71,72,103,[109][110][111]. The authors who have developed an approach at a continental scale [33,107,112] suggest including the following:…”

Section: Strategies For Photovoltaic Solar Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Shedding some light on photovoltaic solar energy in Africa – A literature review

Brunet

Savadogo

Baptiste

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Section: Strategies For Photovoltaic Solar Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Shedding some light on photovoltaic solar energy in Africa – A literature review

Brunet

Savadogo

Baptiste

et al. 2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Likewise, it began with the identification of energy resources of greater availability both locally and nationally, given their potential to integrate the proposed energy scenarios. The energy policy proposals were based on modelling policies already successfully implemented in other African countries such as Morocco Kousksou, Arid et al, 2015), Ghana (Abubakar Mas' Ud et al, 2016;Atsu et al, 2016), Kenya (Abubakar Mas'Ud et al, 2016, Cameroon (Wirba et al, 2015), and Nigeria (Ohunakin et al, 2014;Emodi & Boo, 2015).…”

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Electric energy planning in Namibe, Angola: Inserting renewable energies in search of a sustainable energy mix

Lemba¹,

Dias

Robaina

2021

J. energy South. Afr.

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The socioeconomic development of any region requires electricity for operating the various sectors of the economy. Sometimes energy is scarce, not only because of the lack of energy resources, but also because energy policy is inadequate or non-existent. This paper examines the situation in the province of Namibe, Angola, characterising the energy sector, and proposing an energy mix for the security of electricity supply, environmental protection and sustainable economic development. Using the Long-range Energy Alternative and Planning System, energy scenarios were simulated and the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) for the period 2014-2040 calculated and analysed. The most sustainable scenario, in terms of energy mix diversification and GHG reduction, as well as the least costly (considering electricity production and carbon costs), has an increase of hydro capacity and the insertion of wind, solar photovoltaic, thermoelectric sources and natural gas. Given the intermittency of photovoltaic and wind systems, natural gas appears in this scenario as a way to avoid interruptions in the electricity supply. This scenario is the one with the largest production reserve margin of 24.47 %, and emissions are avoided at 386 550 tCO2eq compared to the base scenario in 2040. Energy policymakers can take this scenario as a model to assist in making decisions on how power capacities can be installed over the planned time for the desired energy output.

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“…Whilst the diversification of electricity generation has undoubtedly gone some way to steadying power supplies in Ghana, the country has faced perennial challenges even after the introduction of thermal power (Brew-Hammond 2010). Ghana has rapidly rising electricity consumption, which is occurring at a rate of around 10% per annum, driven by development, population growth and urbanization (Atsu et al 2016). Continued problems arising from lack of fuel supply to the thermal power station, an antiquated distribution network and operational failings at all plants have meant that supply still frequently falls short of demand (Fritsch and Poudineh 2016;Gyamfi et al 2018).…”

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In the shadows of power: the infrastructural violence of thermal power generation in Ghana's coastal commodity frontier

Nolan

Goodman

Menga

2020

Journal of Political Ecology

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This research adopts Jason Moore's concept of the commodity frontier, which portrays the socio-ecological impacts of capitalist expansion, to analyze the spread of Independent Power Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa. This form of power provision has thus far been under-theorized, especially its impacts on local communities, which must be addressed considering its contemporary popularity in the region. The article uses the concept of 'infrastructural violence' as an analytical lens, drawing upon its language and theories that describe the ways in which physical infrastructures often deemed benign can inflict violence on specific regions and social groups. Using a case study of the Takoradi Thermal Power Station in the Western Region of Ghana, the ethnographic research depicts the subtle yet highly deleterious forms of violence that occur within Aboadze, the small-scale fishing community the power station is embedded in, reducing access to vital resources including food, water and land, as well as the various exclusions that impact the livelihoods of a community already suffering from marginalization and poverty.Keywords: Commodity frontiers, infrastructural violence, power station, Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana

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Solar electricity development and policy support in Ghana

Cited by 29 publications

References 28 publications

Shedding some light on photovoltaic solar energy in Africa – A literature review

Shedding some light on photovoltaic solar energy in Africa – A literature review

Electric energy planning in Namibe, Angola: Inserting renewable energies in search of a sustainable energy mix

In the shadows of power: the infrastructural violence of thermal power generation in Ghana's coastal commodity frontier

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