Policy framework on energy access and key development indicators: ECOWAS interventions and the case of Ghana

Moses Kwame Aglina, Adebayo Agbejule and Godwin Yao Nyamuame

Energy Policy, 2016, vol. 97, issue C, 332-342

Abstract: Energy has become the main driver for development as industries grow, agricultural sectors become more modernized, economies boom and countries become wealthy. There are still vast majority of people living under the poverty line especially in the ECOWAS region. The purpose of this study is to explore how improvements in energy access can be a key driver in economic development and progress in the ECOWAS region. Data for the study was obtained from the database of the World Bank. A regression analysis was carried out to establish the relationships between energy access and development indicators. The paper suggests the need for policy makers in the ECOWAS region to focus on targets, such as household access, consumption of electricity, and ease of use instead on supply targets that focus merely on physical coverage. A case on how Ghana is improving energy access is presented.

Keywords: Energy access; Poverty indicators; ECOWAS and Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.07.012

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