Ghana’s energy access journey so far: a review of key strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dramani Bukari ◽  
Francis Xavier Dery Tuokuu ◽  
Shafic Suleman ◽  
Ishmael Ackah ◽  
Godwin Apenu
Keyword(s):  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Content Type ◽  
World Vision ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Rich

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive review of the programmes being implemented with a view to ascertaining if they adequately address the energy needs of the poor more holistically and sustainably. Design/methodology/approach The content of this desktop review is based on information collected through a review of available energy policy documents from the Ghana Government and related governmental agencies, such as the Energy Commission and Ghana Statistical Services, international energy-related agencies, such as the International Energy Agency (World Vision, 2013), as well as other related web searches. Additionally, global and Sub-Saharan African energy access documents were reviewed by analysing secondary data from the World Bank and UN policy reports, statistical data, strategies, regulations, protocols and other related documents (World Vision, 2013). Furthermore, some policy documents on energy access and usage were explored mainly from Senegal and Ghana to ascertain governments’ policies, regulations and strategies in the implementation of energy access policies. Findings The paper offers all the various strategies being implemented in an attempt to establish a foothold on the problem of affording the poor with clean and affordable energies. The paper also presents the rich experiences of Senegal in its bid to see expanded access in liquefied petroleum gas usage by residential consumers. Originality/value The paper provides some policy and theoretical implications for improving Ghana’s energy access.

A turnaround fuelled by transformational leadership

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayuree Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Rich

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand how Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the National Research Development Corporation, India, Hanumanthu Purushotham had facilitated a turnaround of the organization and ensured profitability during his tenure there. This is one of the series of interview-based studies that focuses on a South Asian CEO, with the goal of ascertaining his leadership and management style in a volatile situation. This brief paper expounds how leader traits and transformational leadership can positively impact an organizational turnaround and fuel growth.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses primary interviews and complements the findings with secondary data sources such as annual reports and management literature on leadership trait, transformational leadership and organizational turnaround.FindingsThe study found that socioeconomic factors have a bearing on leadership attributes. In this instance, the CMD's early years, diverse work experiences, bright traits and transformational leadership positively impacted organizational performance. Therefore, not only the qualifications but also the qualities of a leader are pivotal in shaping success of an organization.Originality/valueThe narrative provides an instance of how decision-making driven by strategic leadership can change firm performance. The rich experiences of the India-educated CMD, a government job holder all-through, provides a veteran's view to decision-making in a state-controlled firm and helps us understand how an organization can be transformed in a limited time and with scarce resources.

COVID-19 pandemic and the poor in the urban spaces of India with special reference to Mumbai

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujayita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Sanjukta Sattar
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Right To The City ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Socioeconomic Crisis ◽  
The City

PurposeThe lives of the poor in the urban spaces of India are filled with hardships. They live amidst poverty and struggle to survive within other problems such as insecure jobs, lack of proper housing, unsanitary conditions and low levels of health immunity. This vulnerable section of the population has been rendered furthermore vulnerable by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that were never imagined before. Taking this into consideration, the purpose of this article is to examine the vulnerability of the poor in the urban settings of India with special reference to Mumbai in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology adopted in the study is based on the analysis of secondary data and content analysis of the existing literature. In addition to this, the study also makes use of certain narratives of the urban poor in Mumbai that have been captured by various articles, reports and blogs.FindingsThe findings of the study reveal how the urban poor of India, with special reference to Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has emerged as the worst sufferers of the socioeconomic crisis caused by the social distancing and lockdown measures imposed for combating the pandemic.Originality/valueThe study tries to explore the reality of the urban poor's right to the city in the wake of the pandemic.

Challenges and Strategies for Universal Access to Energy

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onkar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Universal Access ◽  
Sustainable Energy ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Energy Availability ◽  
Stone Age ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Critical Requirement ◽  
Roll Back

Energy sustainability is a major challenge for today's development. The energy availability and the universal access of energy is essentially required for sustaining the civilization else humanity will roll back to stone age. As per the recent reports the estimate by International Energy Agency which says that around 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity and 2.7 billion people lack clean cooking facilities. These deficiencies can be met by the two pronged strategy of enhancing energy availability and facilitation of universal energy access. The sustainable energy can bridge the gap for critical requirement of eliminating poverty, reducing gap between rich and poor along with minimizing adverse impact on climate. In this paper an effort is made as to how to identify the area and make sustainable energy for future development.

Global coal market will stay oversupplied

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Underground Mining ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Thermal Coal ◽  
Market Report ◽  
Coal Market

Subject Prospects for the global coal market. Significance Seaborne thermal coal prices are on a long-term slide. Having peaked above 130 dollars per metric tonne (mt) for thermal coal delivered into north-western Europe in 2011, prices have sunk to 52.8 dollars/mt on September 7, the lowest level since 2009. At these prices, only the lowest-cost producers can remain profitable. In its 'Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2014', the International Energy Agency estimates that production costs for US Central Appalachian (CAPP) producers and Australian underground mining are close to 90 dollars/mt. Impacts Further coal sector bankruptcies and mine closures are likely. Coal will remain competitive with natural gas for power generation in most markets. Medium-term demand response will be limited by a lack of new coal plant construction and environmental regulation.

scholarly journals OPTIMALISASI POTENSI DANA ZAKAT, INFAQ, SADAQAH DALAM PEMERATAAN EKONOMI DI KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO (Studi Kasus di Badan Amil Zakat Daerah Kab. Sukoharjo)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Sumadi Sumadi
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Economic activity is something that can not be separated from human life especially good for a country or region. Along with the times, of the needs of humans increase therefore the economy is continuously growing and changing. Islamic philanthropy has an important role in the economy. an instrument of philanthropy is the mechanism of transfer of the rich to the poor is right on target. At the same time, the Islamic philanthropy instrument acts as an effective social safety net. With the transfer of income from the rich to the poor, there will be an increase in demand for goods and services from the poor, who are generally basic needs. Judging from the type of funding source, Zakat, Infak, Sadaqah (ZIS) with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia has the potential for enormous ZIS. The methodology in this study used a qualitative phenomenological approach, so that research results in accordance with the facts on the ground. Source of data derived from primary data and secondary data. While data collection techniques with in-depth interviews, documentary studies, as well as participant observation. Potential national charity reached 19.3 trillion. While Hafidhuddin (2010), said that the potential of zakat in Indonesia reached 80 trillion annually (this potential, before accounting for the funds infaq and sadaqah untapped in the community as a source of funds are voluntary sadaqah infaq. Potential Zakat, Infaq, Shodaqoh Sukoharjo regency of 1.6 M / year average of 30% in the form of zakat profession dominated by civil servants and the percentage of individuals still need to be improved and 70% is still a infaq shodaqoh ".Keyword: Infaq Zakat and Sadaqah Sukoharjo, Poverty

Neither oil nor coal demand is likely to peak by 2040

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Primary Energy Demand ◽  
Term Energy ◽  
First Time

Subject Long-term energy markets outlook. Significance The International Energy Agency (IEA) has upgraded its forecast for total primary energy demand (TPED) to 2040 for the first time since it began projecting this far out in 2014. Impacts The IEA’s belief that the world is on an environmentally unsustainable path will bolster decarbonisation efforts nationally and globally. The IEA does not see oil demand peaking by 2040; this and gas’s growing share of global demand will help sustain oil and gas investment. China and India switching from coal to gas will reduce coal’s share of energy demand even though India’s official targets are optimistic.

Offshore wind energy generation has huge potential

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Energy ◽  
Chinese Firms ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wind Energy Generation ◽  
Cost Reductions ◽  
Order Books

Subject Offshore wind costs and potential. Significance The International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report on October 25 estimating that offshore wind capacity will rise 15-fold over the next two decades. Costs have been falling ahead of expectations and further cost reductions will help the sector to build more momentum. Impacts North European turbine producers and wind project developers see huge export potential, but Chinese firms will provide stiff competition. Offshore construction vessels will support rising offshore wind deployment and help to bolster currently weak shipyard order books. Governments and regulators will create supportive policies for offshore wind, but this will occur gradually and differently across regions.

scholarly journals Local horizontal network membership for accelerated global market reach

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ryan ◽  
Natasha Evers ◽  
Adele Smith ◽  
Svante Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
International Market ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Born Global ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Horizontal Networks ◽  
Horizontal Network

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain how some born global firms can leverage the rich social capital in their local (home country) horizontal network for accelerated international market entry and growth. Horizontal networks warrant separate attention from their vertical counterparts, which, along with those focussed on external international contexts, dominate most network studies in the realm of born global research. Design/methodology/approach The study utilises a multi-level qualitative approach in the study of a multi-firm population of animators in Ireland that, due to the small domestic market for their product, needed to pursue global customers from inception. The case study domain was purposely selected as a critical exemplar of a local horizontal network operating in a highly globalised industry. The authors collected data through in-depth interviews with 16 company founders. This primary interview data were complemented by interviews with staff at the apposite industry association and triangulated with secondary data on the local and global industry conditions, members’ international successes and awards. Findings The results demonstrate how active membership of a local horizontal network can be leveraged for the acquisition of international market knowledge and customers for born global ventures. This arises from the sharing of collective market knowledge and communal global customer information within the network to mutual benefit. Originality/value Although limited by the specific conditions in this highly globalised, non-competitive industry context, this study is unique in that it finds that cooperative interpersonal and inter-firm relationships embedded in a local horizontal social network, and mediated in part by an institutional support actor, emerge as important levers for a born global’s accelerated acquisition of foreign market knowledge and of global customers.

Gambling-free lottery, a new Islamic lending ticket

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Ahmad B Hassanat ◽  
Ghada Awad Al tarawneh
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Product ◽  
New Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Muslim Society ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Exploratory Stage ◽  
The Rich

Purpose – This paper aims to present a new Islamic product called gambling-free lottery, which is inspired by ideas of Musharakah, Takaful and Al-qard Al-hasan, where the winner of the lottery receives the prize as an interest-free loan, and buyers of tickets get their money back after the winner’s repayment of the loan. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports the religious opinions of three Islamic scholars who were interviewed for the purpose of this study. The results of a questionnaire to survey the mood of 430 persons about the new product are also reported. Findings – The paper concludes that although the proposed product is still at an exploratory stage and not a definitive product acceptable to all Muslim society, it could be a successful Islamic financial product, provided that it was put into practice with some modifications to accommodate all Islamic views. Research limitations/implications – Main limitations of this study are the number of Islamic scholars interviewed does not reflect all the Islamic views regarding the new product and the lack of more information about the religious side of this type of product. Originality/value – By introducing such a product, the gambling-free lottery could become not only a means of credit provision but also a new method of playing a “game” while lending money to someone who is more likely to be poor. Converting the poor into the rich could overcome many problems, particularly in poor countries.

scholarly journals Küresel Enerji Jeopolitiğinde Türkiye: Fırsatlar ve Riskler / The Position of Turkey in Global Energy Geopolitics: Opportunities and Risks

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 948
Author(s):  
Muhammed Oral ◽  
Ünal Özdemir
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
International Energy Agency ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Energy Information Administration ◽  
British Petroleum ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Turkey has various social, economic, cultural and geostrategic advantages and opportunities thanks to its location. However, it is also located between the Middle East, Balkans, and Caucasus, which are among the most depraved and unstable places in the world. This brings geopolitical risks to Turkey.</p><p>With respect to energy geography, Turkey draws attention both as a center and as a natural route country that connects supply and demand territories. More than 70% of the world’s oil and natural gas reserves and about 30% of global consumption currently take place in Europe. Accordingly, Turkey is a terminal country with its energy demand security for resource territories and with its energy supply security for supply territories.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to discuss the roles of Turkey with its strategic location in the energy geopolitics centered on oil and natural gas. The study uses the data provided by organizations that engage in significant international and national activities in the industry such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), British Petroleum (BP), World Energy Council (WEC), and the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Thus, this study uses a quantitative research method through the collection and analysis of secondary data. </p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Türkiye konum itibariyle sosyal, ekonomik, kültürel ve jeostratejik açıdan çeşitli avantajlara/fırsatlara sahiptir. Ancak söz konusu coğrafya, aynı zamanda dünyanın en buhranlı, istikrarsız mekânlarından olan Orta Doğu, Balkanlar ve Kafkaslar bölgesinde yer almaktadır. Bu durum Türkiye için jeopolitik riskleri de beraberinde getirmektedir.</p><p>Enerji Coğrafyası özelinde ise Türkiye, bir merkez ve arz-talep coğrafyalarını birleştiren doğal bir güzergâh ülkesi olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Mevcut durum itibariyle dünya petrol ve doğal gaz rezervlerinin %70’ten fazlası ve küresel tüketimin yaklaşık %30’u Avrupa tüketim coğrafyasında gerçekleşmektedir. Buna göre Türkiye, kaynak coğrafyaları için enerji talep güvenliği, arz coğrafyaları için de enerji arz güvenliği yönüyle terminal bir ülkedir.</p><p>Bu çalışmanın amacı, stratejik bir noktada konumlanan Türkiye’nin petrol ve doğal gaz eksenli oluşan enerji jeopolitiğinde ne gibi rollere sahip olduğunu tartışmaktır. Araştırmada; IEA, EIA, BP, WEC, ETKB gibi sektörde uluslararası ve ulusal ölçekte önemli çalışmalar yürüten kuruluşların verilerinden yararlanılmıştır. Dolayısıyla araştırmada ikincil verilerin elde edilmesi ve değerlendirilmesi çerçevesinde nicel metot uygulanmıştır.</p>

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