Publication date: 2011
Author: STPGC
Description: This paper attempts to assess the most suitable reform model for the electricity sector in SSA countries, based on evidence obtained from already reformed countries in the region and across the globe - a reform model, which can create a financially strong sector with positive environmental polices that will attract the required investment for geothermal development. The reform models proposed in this paper concentrates on several scenarios for the generation function with special attention paid to the geothermal energy development, and how the geothermal power generation can leverage on the energy sector in the region.