To alleviate the issue of energy poverty in Ghana, a number of the resources used in this PECE essay have recommended investing in renewable, sustainable and affordable energy sources to diversify the power generation mix. This paper analyses renewable energy trends in Ghana with respect to issues, trends, environmental analysis, impacts, factors and efforts made in the electricity sector. It was realized that renewable energy trends were gradually catching on across the country and there were observable wins/losses in renewable energy variables from electricity demand to generation capacity. Changes in policy, socio-economic forces as well as environmental and physical elements with regards to the usage of renewable energy in the country were also observed. It concludes with recommendations for future lines of action to ensure sustainability, reliability and affordability of renewable energy spaces in Ghana.
Source
Merem, E. C., Twumasi, Y., Wesley, J., Isokpehi, P., Fageir, S., Crisler, M., ... & Nwagboso, E. (2018). Assessing Renewable Energy Use in Ghana: The Case of the Electricity Sector. Energy and Power, 8(1), 1-17. Retrieved from:
E. C. Merem, Y. Twumasi, J. Wesley, P. Isokpehi, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, A. Hines, G. S. Ochai, S. Leggett and E. Nwagboso, "ASSESSING RENEWABLE ENERGY USE IN GHANA: THE CASE OF THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR", contributed by Barbara Ackun, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 11 June 2020, accessed 25 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/assessing-renewable-energy-use-ghana-case-electricity-sector
Critical Commentary
To alleviate the issue of energy poverty in Ghana, a number of the resources used in this PECE essay have recommended investing in renewable, sustainable and affordable energy sources to diversify the power generation mix. This paper analyses renewable energy trends in Ghana with respect to issues, trends, environmental analysis, impacts, factors and efforts made in the electricity sector. It was realized that renewable energy trends were gradually catching on across the country and there were observable wins/losses in renewable energy variables from electricity demand to generation capacity. Changes in policy, socio-economic forces as well as environmental and physical elements with regards to the usage of renewable energy in the country were also observed. It concludes with recommendations for future lines of action to ensure sustainability, reliability and affordability of renewable energy spaces in Ghana.