Coordinator (s):
Dr. Lena Dzifa Mensah, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; ld.mensah@yahoo.com,
Mr. David Ato Quansah, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; david.ato.quansah@gmail.com
Client: United Nations Environmental Programme
Client Contact Person: Lennart Kuntze
Email: Lennart.kuntze@unep.org
Telephone: +41 22 917 8378
Name of the Project/Activity: Solar Export Potential Study
Value of contract: $50 000
Years of project duration: 8 months (August, 2013 to March, 2014)
Countries covered: Ghana and Burkina Faso
Short project description: The main objective of this study is to assess the export potential from solar power (including component manufacture/assembly) in Ghana. The output of this study will facilitate an understanding of the opportunities, investment requirements and policy measures required to attain the objectives of Ghana’s Renewable Energy (RE) Law (Act 832).
The specific objectives are:
- Assessment of the environmental and socio-economic effects of solar power exports from Ghana;
- Assessment of the technical and financial feasibility of solar power exports from Ghana to neighboring West African countries;
- Analysis of Ghana’s current and future potential to contribute to the solar PV value chain;
- Identification of policy measures and private/public initiatives that will be needed for Ghana to realize its solar power and solar PV technology potential.