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Modelling Gasoline and Gasoil Consumption and Its Impact on the Environment in Ghana
Ofosu-Peasah, Gideon - 2017
The study models the consumption of the two most consumed petroleum products in Ghana namely; gasoline and gasoil …
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To Toss a Coin or Shake a Hand : An Overview of Renewable Energy Interventions and Procurement in Selected African Countries
Ackah, Ishmael - 2020
, Cote Dvoire, Ghana and Nigeria. Further, best practices in Germany and South Africa are discussed. It was discovered that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012854545
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Petroleum Product Pricing, Deregulation and Subsidies in Ghana : Perspectives on Energy Security
Acheampong, Theophilus - 2016
This paper reviews Ghana's recent experience on downstream petroleum products pricing and deregulation and looks at its … implications for the nation's energy security. The Government of Ghana in June 2015 put in place a deregulation policy that had the … on the economy. With the advent of full deregulation, the burden of managing forex risks will shift from the government …
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Economic Perspective of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Technology Transfer and Rural Water Use in Darfur
Mohamed, Issam A.W - 2014
There are growing increases in Darfur population's water demand in recent years due to rapid demographic expansions that led to increased consumption per capita associated with improved standards of living and water-related commodity production, agriculture and service industries. In addition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014042882
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An In-Depth Analysis of the Evolution of the Policy Mix for the Sustainable Energy Transition in China from 1981 to 2020
Li, Lili; Taeihagh, Araz - 2020
Global warming and the acute domestic air pollution in China have necessitated transition to a sustainable energy system away from coal-dominated energy production. Through a systematic review of the national policy documents, this study investigates the policy mix adopted by the Chinese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014032349
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Fuel Duty Framework : arguments for and against increasing the tax rates
Rueche, Nathan - 2022
rates. a) increasing the Fuel Duty rates in line with inflation. This policy will be a short-term strategy because Fuel Duty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013296157
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Decoding restricted participation in sequential electricity markets
Knaut, Andreas; Paschmann, Martin - 2017
Restricted participation in sequential markets may cause high price volatility and welfare losses. In this paper we therefore analyze the drivers of restricted participation in the German intraday auctin which is a short-term electricity market with quarter-hourly products. Applying a...
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Harnessing electricity retail tariffs to support climate change policy
Ryan, Lisa; La Monaca, Sarah; Mastrandrea, Linda; … - 2018
Legacy electricity retail tariffs are ill-adapted to future electricity systems and markets, particularly with regard to accommodating the multi-faceted shift toward decarbonisation. We examine how retail tariffs need to be reformed to not only meet the future revenue requirements of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011964329
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Flexible Forward Contracts for Renewable Energy Generators in Deregulated Electricity Markets
Dar, Zamiyad; Gupta, Aparna; Kar, Koushik - 2022
We develop a flexible forward contracting mechanism for renewable generators with intermittent and uncertain power supply. Such a contract allows the renewable generators to engage in forward contracts in day-ahead markets with flexible loads. In our proposed contracting mechanism, the renewable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014079955
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Electricity market integration, decarbonisation and security of supply : dynamic volatility connectedness in the Irish and Great Britain markets
Do, Hung; Nepal, Rabindra; Jamasb, Tooraj - 2020
This study investigates the volatility connectedness between the Irish and Great Britain electricity markets and how it is driven by changes in energy policy, institutional structures and political ideologies. We assess various aspects of this volatility connectedness including static...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194466