Monitoring and evaluation of the Performance of Solar Photovoltaic System in Ghana: A Sociological Perspective

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1993-07

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In August 1989, the National Energy Board (now the Ministry of Energy and Mines), initiated the project, "Monitoring and Evaluating the Performance of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Ghana. " The main objective of this project was to identify the Photovoltaic systems in Ghana, provide an update of information about the various applications, with a view to providing information guides for both existing and potential users. To date, the project has succeeded in identifying the various applications of PV systems in the country. In a document, "Current Status of Solar Photovoltaic Applications in Ghana" (January, 1993) the project coordinator has succeeded in compiling details about the utilization of PV systems in Ghana. What is lacking however, is an assessment of the social consequences for PV utilization. The almost exclusive pre-occupation with the technical details of the systems' performance does not provide a total picture for future policy decisions about PV systems in Ghana. It is this gap that this study seeks to address.

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Social Impact Assessment Programme
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GHANA, ENERGY RESOURCES, PROJECT MONITORING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, SOLAR ENERGY, PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS, CASE STUDIES, ENERGY POLICY, RURAL COMMUNITIES, HEALTH FACILITIES, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INNOVATION ADOPTION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL TRAINING, ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

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