@article{3f28e73c4f2c4603abd7eed9fedffffa,
title = "Mechanisms and challenges in financing renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa: a Ghanaian perspective",
keywords = "Economic development, Ghana, Project finance, Renewable energy, Sustainability, sub-Saharan Africa",
author = "Owusu-Manu, {De Graft} and Mankata, {Lawrence Martin} and Caleb Debrah and Edwards, {David John} and Igor Martek",
note = "Funding Information: The 400 MW Bui Hydroelectric Power Station was commissioned in December 2013 ). This project was supported and financed by the Chinese Government through a bilateral partnership between Sinohydro Corporation Limited (the contractor), Exim Bank of China (the financier) and the Government of Ghana ). The Kponge Dam saw the government of Ghana source finance from eight multilateral and bilateral agencies. This comprised World Bank, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, and the Kuwait Fund, Saudi, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, CIDA and the European Development Bank. The inter-connection between Ghana and Cote d{\textquoteright}Ivoire was financed by the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank ; ). Funding Information: Most initiatives at financing RE are government led, and consequently procured through grants and concessional loans. This can be seen in the financing of the hydro-electric dams across Ghana. The Akosombo Dam was 50% financed by the government of Ghana, with the balance supported by governments of the UK and US and the World Bank. Following this, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the World Bank, financed an amount of US$13.6m to expand the capacity of the Akosombo dam and to construct the inter-power transmission line between Ghana, Togo and Benin ). Funding Information: The authors thanks Mr Prince Antwi-Afari (PhD Student) of the University of Hong Kong for his insightful comments on earlier drafts of this paper. The authors also thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. Funding: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
day = "10",
doi = "10.1108/JFMPC-03-2020-0014",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "319--336",
journal = "Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction",
issn = "1366-4387",
publisher = "Emerald",
number = "3",
}