Ghana has been remarkably successful inextending its national grid into the rural areas. Accordingto its Ministry of Power, about 83.4 percent of communitieswith more than 500 people have access to grid electricity.The main remaining frontier is to bring electricity tocommunities living on islands in Lake Volta and in isolatedlakeside locations. The summary of this report firsthighlights some areas where clear recommendations haveemerged, and then presents areas where choices are to bemade between options with different advantages anddisadvantages. The purpose of this assignment is to explorethe most feasible business models for mini and micro gridsfor Ghana’s island and lake-side communities, together witha pragmatic policy and regulatory regime that will reinforcethe development of such systems. The remainder of the reportis arranged as follows: 1) Chapter 1 does the Analysis anddiscussion of the various options for business models ofmini grids; (ii) Chapter 2 is about Analysis and discussionof the costs of mini grid delivery, tariff calculations andfinancing options; (iii) Chapter 3 discusses on the Reviewand proposals for required policy, legislation, regulations,permits, and institutional arrangements; and (iv) Chapter 4concludes with Review and recommendations for necessarytechnical assistance to implement the delivery of mini grids.
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