The dynamics of households’ adoption behaviour of solar home systems (SHSS) in Ashongman Estate in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Abstract

Ghana heavily relies on hydrogenated and thermal electricity. For the past thirteen years, the dynamics of climate change and increasing fuel prices have engendered an electricity crisis since the supply of electricity cannot match the ever-burgeoning demand from households and industries. While this is so, the uptake of renewable energy sources has been abysmal in Ghana. This study thus seeks to assess the adoption behaviour of solar home systems, an environmentally friendly and convenient alternative electricity source by households in Ashongman Estate, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. Using a mixed research approach including binary logistic regression analysis, the study found that education, income levels, the performance expectation and housing tenure arrangements were crucial factors that determine the willingness of households to adopt the solar energy sources. We recommend that to encourage the uptake of Solar Home Systems (SHSs) which are environmentally sustainable, it is expedient that government collaborates with relevant stakeholders to provide solar home systems (SHSs)for households with the necessary technical capacity while putting financial policy measures in place to ensure their affordability regardless of socio-economic status. In addition, we recommend further studies to explore the role of incentives in solar home systems adoption to inform policies that will encourage their uptake.

The Dynamics of the Ghanaian Currency Depreciation: A Case Analysis of the Performance of Ghana Cedi (GHC) Against Its Major Trading Currencies

“…Since the beginning of the ongoing global financial crisis in October 2008, international investors have sold local investors a total of 145 million USD worth of bonds that they owned. There is further evidence to suggest that the severe depreciation of the cedi in 2008 contributed considerably to the withdrawal of foreign investors from the market for government assets, which in turn caused an even larger decrease in the value of the cedi [37]. The fact that our government does not have any gold bars in its reserves is perhaps the single most important factor contributing to the devaluation of the cedi.…”

“…According to [1]'s findings, the performance of the manufacturing sector in Ghana improves whenever the currency rate appreciates, and if it depreciates, the industry is badly affected, which in turn has a negative impact on the amount of employment in the nation. According to [37] 's findings, the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi in comparison to the United States dollar considerably reduces the rate of job growth in the manufacturing sector in Ghana.…”

Graphical Modular Power Technology of Distribution Network Based on Machine Learning Statistical Mathematical Equation

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Impact of Sars-Cov-2 on access to healthcare by person with disabilities

“…Ghana has limited provisions of healthcare for PwDs despite the Disability Act, Act 2006, which aims to ensure access to effective healthcare and adequate medical rehabilitation services to members of this vulnerable group [ 17 ]. Meanwhile, PwDs are confronted with a myriad of barriers in accessing healthcare in Ghana, including health financing, structural and physical environment [ 18 ].…”

“…Meanwhile, PwDs are confronted with a myriad of barriers in accessing healthcare in Ghana, including health financing, structural and physical environment [ 18 ]. For instance, Mensah et al [ 17 ] reported that health facilities do not provide disability friendly services, making it difficult for most PwDs, especially those in wheelchairs to access hospital buildings and climb onto medical examination beds [ 19 ]. Accordingly, district accessibility audit data in Ghana, like that from Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STM), revealed that 76.6% of medical centers lack internal policies targeting medical facility access for PwDs.…”