Essays about: "oil and ghana"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words oil and ghana.

  1. 6. Unraveling the underlying mechanisms : a coevolutionary narrative of Ghana’s electricity system and the barriers to solar energy contributing to the national grid

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Abdallah Smith; [2017]
    Keywords : electricity crisis; sustainability science; socio-ecological narrative; barriers to solar energy in West Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Academic literatures state that the inadequacy of political will, lack of financial incentives, high costs of renewables, low awareness, and prominence of thermal sources is creating barriers to the adoption of renewable energy, despite the favorable environmental conditions for them in Ghana, especially solar. Within the context of sustainability, understanding the mechanisms that have produced these barriers can improve the possibility of identifying pathways to increasing the use of renewable energy in powering development. READ MORE

  3. 7. Oil Management and the Resource Curse in Ghana: the role of civil society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henrik Rundquist; [2014]
    Keywords : Resource curse; civil society; democracy; accountability; institutional quality; Ghana; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The so-called ‘Resource curse’ has manifested in several resource rich countries in the African continent. When Ghana found oil in 2007, the finding was consequently accompanied by high hopes of economic growth and increased social welfare (blessing), but also fear that they oil would increase corruption and political patronage (curse). READ MORE

  4. 8. Computer Modeling of Thermodynamic Flows in Reactors for Activated Carbon Production

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörs- och kemivetenskaper

    Author : Tim Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : Modelling; flows; reactors; Modellering; flöden; reaktorer;

    Abstract : There's a big demand for activated carbon in Ghana, it's used for the country's mining industry as well as in a multitude of other applications. Currently all activated carbon is imported despite the fact that the country has a large supply of agricultural waste that could be used for its production. READ MORE

  5. 9. Growth in Ghana - Disproving the Myth of African Stagnation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sofie Moberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate two periods in the history of Ghana that have been characterised by strong growth, namely 1891-1919 and 1983-2013. The study is important as it will provide a better understanding of the current situation in Ghana and as it contributes to the attempt to disprove the myth of Africa as a stagnant continent. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Effects of Customer Relationship Marketing Practices on Customer Satisfaction among the Customers of Ghana Oil Company Limited.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Sowu Avogbedoh; Freda Owusu Asamoah; [2011]
    Keywords : Customer Relationship Marketing; Customer Satisfaction; Tangibility; Responsiveness;

    Abstract : The Ghanaian economy has recently received massive growth for various reasons. However, much of the growth is attributed to the recent discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities. This phenomenon has led to the springing up of many Oil Marketing Companies (OMC’S) which of latest count has 84 OMC’S and counting. READ MORE