Economical Linear Programming Model for the Ghana Power System
Development of a linear-programming model to reduce the marginal cost of Ghana's power generation and to test the cost-effectiveness of an emissions tax.
The challenge
Power systems must balance the cost of generation against environmental objectives such as emissions reduction. Understanding how pricing instruments affect the generation mix requires quantitative modelling of the system's economics.
Our approach
As a Research Assistant on an internship, Dr Felix Amankwah Diawuo built a linear-programming model to reduce the marginal cost of Ghana's power generation. He used the model to analyse the cost-effectiveness of introducing an emissions tax on generation elements.
Outcomes
The model offered an analytical basis for assessing least-cost generation and the implications of an emissions tax for Ghana's power system.
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