Assessment of Ghana's current energy types to meet tomorrow's needs

Michael Aboah , Iqra Atif , Michael Miyittah , Christian Julien Isac Gnimadi , Christiana Odumah Hood , Georgina Sarquah
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Ghana is currently facing challenges in aligning its energy options with future energy demands and reducing its dependency on fossil fuels. This study assessed Ghana's current energy types and their potential to meet future energy needs. A structured questionnaire with a cross-sectional survey and random sampling technique was employed to gather information on energy choices, drivers and challenges from 868 respondents. A multiple linear regression model was used to evaluate the impact of energy drivers on preferences in Ghana. Results showed that 82 % of Ghanaians are ready to transition to cleaner energy sources, with preferences for hydropower/grid electricity (45.70 %) and natural gas/LPG (32.90 %) and biofuels (12.00 %). Economic (16.20%) and population (15.50%) growth are the main drivers of energy transitions, while challenges include high initial costs (11.20%) and limited awareness (4.90%). Strategies such as financial support, education, renewable energy promotion, technological advancement and international collaboration should be promoted to actualise Ghana's transition to future renewable energy usage.

评估加纳目前的能源类型,以满足未来的需求
加纳目前面临的挑战是如何根据未来的能源需求调整能源选择,减少对化石燃料的依赖。本研究对加纳目前的能源类型及其满足未来能源需求的潜力进行了评估。研究采用了横向调查和随机抽样技术的结构化问卷,从 868 名受访者中收集了有关能源选择、驱动因素和挑战的信息。采用多元线性回归模型评估了加纳能源驱动因素对偏好的影响。结果显示,82% 的加纳人已准备好过渡到清洁能源,首选水电/电网电力(45.70%)、天然气/液化石油气(32.90%)和生物燃料(12.00%)。经济(16.20%)和人口(15.50%)增长是能源转型的主要驱动力,而面临的挑战包括初始成本高(11.20%)和意识有限(4.90%)。应促进财政支持、教育、可再生能源推广、技术进步和国际合作等战略,以实现加纳向未来可再生能源使用的过渡。
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