Abstract
Ghana has made significant progress over the past 10 years in increasing electricity generation and access. This has supported higher levels of economic growth. However, beneath these improvements lies inefficiencies, including extraordinarily high distribution losses. Electricity is also quite expensive in Ghana. If not addressed, these issues could derail Ghana’s development agenda.
Original language | English |
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Specialist publication | The Conversation |
Publisher | The Conversation UK |
Publication status | Published - 9 Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Theophilus Acheampong is affiliated with the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Accra, Ghana as a non-resident Senior Fellow.Bridget O. Menyeh is affiliated with the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme, which is funded by UK Aid.
Keywords
- Electricity
- Renewable energy
- Hydropower
- Ghana
- Akosombo Dam
- low carbon energy