Preliminary identification of potential markets for off-grid electrification: Tool development and a case study of Ghana
Date
2016-07-22
Authors
Descoqs, Benoit
Bhattacharyya, Subhes
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
With more than 1 billion people lacking access to electricity in the world, ensuring universal access to electricity by 2030 remains a major challenge which cannot be left to the government initiatives alone. Access to local information and identification of potential areas for investment can be a challenge for investors. This paper provides a tool for preliminary assessment of potential markets for off-grid electrification in developing countries and applies this to Ghana to demonstrate its applicability. A multi-criteria approach is used to rank the districts according to the overall potential and the best markets and least favourable areas for investment are identified. The tool offers flexibility to include new inputs to the analysis and the factor weights can be adjusted as appropriate. The case study shows that the tool can effectively identify potential areas from a list of candidates and offers support to analysts.
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Keywords
spreadsheet tool, ranking, electricity access, developing countries, Ghana
Citation
Descoqs, B. and Bhattacharyya, S. (2016) Preliminary identification of potential markets for off-grid electrification: Tool development and a case study of Ghana, International Journal of Sustainable Energy,
Research Institute
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD)