Virtual via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Paul Osei-Tutu, KNUST AbstractRenewable electrical energy is an important policy objective in Ghana, as communicated in Ghana’s Renewable Energy Act (2011) and Renewable Energy Master Plan (2019). These policy documents communicate targets such as 10% new renewable energy in Ghana electricity supply mix by 2030 and off grid renewable energy to ... Read more

Virtual via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Lucy Baker, University of Sussex AbstractAccording to the IEA, in 2018 75 per cent of Senegal’s electricity was generated from diesel generators. Until recently, the country suffered from regular and prolonged electricity blackouts and load-shedding, accompanied by rising electricity tariffs. However, electricity security and access have started to improve since 2012 ... Read more

via Zoom Speaker: Dr. Norbert Edomah, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos AbstractThe energy landscape is changing dramatically. It is populated by many different and discrete energy transitions happening simultaneously across different sectors, with dynamically different drivers, and across varying locations. A new three-part categorization is proposed to help better understand the myriad sociotechnical changes being witnessed, which cut ... Read more