Authors :
John Ansu Gyabaah; Paul Owusu-Afriyie
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 11 - November
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Abstract :
Ghana’s power sector has gone through
several structural changes since independence. Many of
these changes are aimed at expanding and improving the
delivery of electricity to consumers. The paper assesses
the regulations and reforms introduced over the years in
the electricity sector and how they have affected the
electricity market. Policy documents and literature,
detailing key reforms in the power sector have been
reviewed along three key aspects; legal, economic and
technical. The legal aspect of the market reform
discusses the key laws and policy framework in the
sector whilst the economic and technical aspects
discusses tariff regimes and power supply specifications.
The findings suggest a significant successes in some of
the implemented reforms, whilst others face serious
implementation challenges. The paper concludes with
recommendation for addressing the challenges with
implementation of policies and programs in the sector
Keywords :
Ghana; Electricity; Market; Regulation; Reform; Hydroelectric
Ghana’s power sector has gone through
several structural changes since independence. Many of
these changes are aimed at expanding and improving the
delivery of electricity to consumers. The paper assesses
the regulations and reforms introduced over the years in
the electricity sector and how they have affected the
electricity market. Policy documents and literature,
detailing key reforms in the power sector have been
reviewed along three key aspects; legal, economic and
technical. The legal aspect of the market reform
discusses the key laws and policy framework in the
sector whilst the economic and technical aspects
discusses tariff regimes and power supply specifications.
The findings suggest a significant successes in some of
the implemented reforms, whilst others face serious
implementation challenges. The paper concludes with
recommendation for addressing the challenges with
implementation of policies and programs in the sector
Keywords :
Ghana; Electricity; Market; Regulation; Reform; Hydroelectric
