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Broer, Rutger (2017)

Sustainable Development: The Future of Solar Energy in Ghana

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)
An analysis of the potential of Solar energy to realise sustainable energy supply for Ghana's inhabitants, the capacity of the Ghanaian government to reach the ambitious universal access to electricity goals for 2020; and the feasibility of the 10% renewable electricity market penetration aim. The thesis will focus on Ghana's critical energy infrastructure, its energy policy framework and its rural electrification challenges. After analysing the projections for the solar-energy technology, the potential of solar energy to solve Ghana's energy crisis and contribute to the climate change challenge is formulated.
Sustainable
Development
Solar
Energy
Ghana
Energy Policy
Electrification
Renewable Energy
Author
Broer, Rutger
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Sub-Saharan Africa
Supervisors
Mous, Maarten
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en