Destenie Nock, PhD

Electricity access and power system planning is a complicated problem requiring the cooperation of many stakeholders. August 13, 2019 by Dr. Destenie Nock There are many equality and sustainability objectives intertwined in electricity planning. In 2018 Ghana had 0.3% of electricity generation and 0.5% of installed capacity coming from renewable energy (solar, excluding hydro). The target for the country was originally to have 10% renewable penetration by 2020, but with 2020

The SEN-Africa team is finalizing plans for the first workshop aimed at revealing trade-offs in electricity access objectives between differ

SEN-Africa Team hosting an electricity workshop in Ghana to discuss electricity access objectives.

Author: Destenie Nock Originally Posted Nov 28, 2018 on Green Africa Blog Site (Original Post: http://www.greenafricanow.com/clean-power/traditional-approaches-to-energy-access-are-outdated-its-time-for-a-new-model) Nearly half of the 1.3 billion people in the world without access to electricity reside in Africa, meaning that once the sun goes down many people are left in the dark or depending on kerosene lamps.  In 2012, it was reported that only 35% of the people in Sub-Sah

Many people ask how should we provide more electricity to people, but the missing question is "how should we do this equitably?" December 30, 2018 Author: Destenie Nock The power system is made up of large power plants, transmission lines, decentralized solar and diesel generators, and a multitude of other technologies. In the global south (i.e. Africa and South America) a major question is "how can we provide universal access to electricity?" In more developed nations (i.e.