Solar PV Systems to Increase Access to Electricity Services in Ghana

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The objective of the Solar PV System to Increase Access to Electricity Services Project is to increase electricity access via solar photovoltaic systems to poor rural households in remote regions of Ghana where solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are the least cost technology option and grid service will not arrive for ten years or more. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is subsidies for solar PV systems. The project will fund output-based subsidies to private dealers for the sale, installation, and after-sale service for solar home systems of different sizes for rural households. The second component of the project is the transaction support. It is worth noting that the provision of technical assistance is consistent with emerging practices for off-grid electrification, which indicate that successful off-grid electrification projects require substantial accompanying technical assistance resources, both for the transaction and supervision, given that: (i) these are nascent markets, and (ii) governments typically lack experience and capacity to oversee these new transactions. The third component of the project is the project supervision by the Bank. Project supervision covers the work of the task team leader, the technical specialists, and the fiduciary and safeguards staff for the supervision of the Global Partnership Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) subsidies.

FY17 - Energy and Extractives

World Bank Group

Project

Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Biomass, Wind, Geothermal, Residential, Government