A review of Ghana’s energy sector national energy statistics and policy framework

Cogent Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Asumadu Sarkodie, Samuel ^a   Owusu, Phebe Asantewaa ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Electricity demand; Energy balance; Energy portfolio; Energy sector; Ghana; Ghana energy commission; Renewable energy resources; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975877301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23311916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2016.1155274     Document Type: Review

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