Electricity End-Use Efficiency in Ghana: Experience with Technologies, Policies and Institutions

Authors

  • John Bosco Dramani PhD Candidate, College of Law and Management, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa;
  • D.D. Tewari Professor, College of Law and Management, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa

Abstract

For almost a decade, Ghana has experienced the application of technologies and policies intended to improve electricity end-use efficiency. The technologies included appliances, lighting, variable speed drivers and power factor correction while the policies comprised appliances standards and labels, mass adoption of electricity-saving lamps, financial and fiscal policies. A number of market failures hindered the penetration of these technologies and the study reviewed the extent to which these limitations prevented the success of these technologies. The role of institutions in influencing policy, prices, consumers and manufacturers or importers to improve the penetration of these technologies was regarded as important.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n13p669

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Published

2013-11-07

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 13 (2013): November 2013

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Electricity End-Use Efficiency in Ghana: Experience with Technologies, Policies and Institutions. (2013). Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 4(13), 669. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/1559