Renewable Minigrid Electrification in Off-Grid Rural Ghana: Exploring Households Willingness to Pay
Summary. Rural households in Ghana's five pilot renewable minigrid communities are willing to pay an average of 30 GHC per month (about 5 USD) for reliable renewable electricity—double current tariffs. Using contingent valuation surveys, researchers found households would dedicate 9-11% of discretionary income to access clean power. These findings inform tariff regulation and business model design for scaling renewable minigrids across Ghana's 600+ off-grid communities.
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Korzhenevych, A., & Owusu, C. K.. (2021). Renewable Minigrid Electrification in Off-Grid Rural Ghana: Exploring Households Willingness to Pay. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111711
Korzhenevych, Artem, and Charles Kofi Owusu. “Renewable Minigrid Electrification in Off-Grid Rural Ghana: Exploring Households Willingness to Pay.” Sustainability, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111711.
Korzhenevych, Artem, and Charles Kofi Owusu. 2021. “Renewable Minigrid Electrification in Off-Grid Rural Ghana: Exploring Households Willingness to Pay.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111711.
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